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Nicholas A. Henderson

Research Professor Strategic and Operational Research Department
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Biography

Nicholas A. Henderson (倪恒德) is a research associate in the Strategic and Operational Research Department (SORD). He specializes in Chinese language and Chinese international economic policy, and he writes on economic warfare and the broader implications of expanding U.S.-Taiwan relations. Professor Henderson's current research focuses the national security implications of U.S. semiconductor policy as well as Russo-Chinese military modernization and force projection.

Contact Information

(401) 856-6012

Areas of Expertise

  • Asia-Pacific
  • Asymmetrical Warfare
  • China
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Economics
  • Japan
  • Security Cooperation
  • South China Sea
  • Taiwan
  • UNCLOS

Professional Highlights

2022

Research Associate, U.S. Naval War College

Research Associate to the William B. Ruger Chair of National Security Economics in the Strategic and Operational Research Department (SORD) of the U.S. Naval War College.
2021

Pacific Forum Young Leader

The Young Leaders Program was established to enhance cross-cultural opportunities for young scholars and foreign policy professionals to improve their policy analysis skills at an early juncture in their careers.
2021

Business Management Analyst

Worked with Rios Partners as a Business Management Analyst to assist in the development of holistic solutions for clients, and work through tough challenges to positively impact local and global communities.
2020

Boren Fellow; Taipei, Taiwan

The Boren Fellowship is a highly competitive award, providing an opportunity for both study abroad and a career in the Federal government.
2019

Princeton in Asia (PiA) Fellow; Shanghai, China

PiA fosters mutual appreciation and cross-cultural understanding between the United States and Asia through immersive work fellowships in host organizations and communities.
2016

Benjamin A. Gilman Scholar; Shanghai, China

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students internships abroad, intended to better prepare US students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.

Education

MAIS, Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), 2021, International Economics in Mandarin Chinese and China Studies

National Taiwan University, 2021, Language Training

Nanjing University, 2020, Language Training

B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, 2017, Government and China Studies

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2016, Language Training

Awards and Decorations

SAIS caRING Award for Outstanding Leadership
2022

Pacific Forum Young Leader
2021

David L. Boren Fellowship
2020

Princeton in Asia Fellow
2018

Princeton in Asia Fellow
2017

PaCIE Scholar
2016

Benjamin A. Gilman Scholar
2016

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