Howard Wang

Howard Wang is a political scientist at RAND. At GWU, he lectures on China's Military, the People's Liberation Army.

From 2024-2025, Howard was detailed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense as a China Policy Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. Prior to RAND, he was a policy analyst for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, where he researched U.S.-China military competition and deterrence in the Taiwan Strait.

Howard's primary research interests include Chinese Communist Party political decision-making and People's Liberation Army strategy and doctrine. Howard completed his Doctorate in International Affairs (DIA) at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where he was awarded distinction for his thesis research on the Chinese Communist Party's sea power strategy. He completed his Master's in Public Policy at Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy and his bachelor's degree at Boston University.