Ryan Hass
{{Short description|American foreign policy analyst and diplomat}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ryan Hass
| other_names = 何瑞恩
| nationality = {{USA}}
| education = University of Washington (BA)
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
| occupation = Policy analyst, former U.S. diplomat and security official
| employer = Brookings Institution
| organization = The Scowcroft Group, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
| boards = The Asia Foundation
| spouse = Meredith Sumpter
| children = 4 (Helen, Reed, Byron, and Henry)
}}
Ryan Hass is an American foreign policy analyst currently serving as director of the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center and the Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies.
He is also a trustee of The Asia Foundation, a nonresident affiliated fellow at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, a senior advisor at The Scowcroft Group and the McLarty Associates, and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.{{Cite web |title=Ryan Hass |url=https://maglobal.com/team/ryan-hass/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=McLarty Associates |language=en-US}}
Hass' research focuses on U.S. policy toward East Asia, in particular U.S.-China relations, U.S.-Taiwan relations, the Korean Peninsula, regional security, and maritime issues.{{Cite web |title=Ryan Hass |url=https://www.brookings.edu/people/ryan-hass/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}
Education
Hass holds a BA (2001) from the University of Washington and attended Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies for graduate studies between 2001 and 2002 before joining the U.S. Department of State.File:11.11 總統接見「美國外交政策全國委員會」訪問團 (49047111991).jpg delegation's visit.]]
Career
Hass joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2003 as a consular officer in the US Embassy in Seoul and subsequently served in a variety of positions, including Political-Military Officer in the Office of Taiwan Coordination (2005–2007) and political officer in US Embassy, Beijing (2009–2012).
Between 2013 and 2017, Hass served as Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolian Affairs at the White House National Security Council in the Obama administration.
Hass was appointed director of Brookings' John L. Thornton China Center in July 2023.{{Cite web |title=Brookings Institution announces Ryan Hass as director of the John L. Thornton China Center |url=https://www.brookings.edu/news/brookings-institution-announces-ryan-hass-as-director-of-the-john-l-thornton-china-center/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}} File:11.11 總統接見「美國外交政策全國委員會」訪問團 (49047111856).jpg as part of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy delegation.]]
Publications
= Books =
- US-Taiwan Relations, Brookings Institution Press, April 15, 2023 (co-authored with Bonnie S. Glaser and Richard C. Bush){{Cite web |title=U.S.-Taiwan Relations |url=https://www.brookings.edu/books/u-s-taiwan-relations/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}
- Stronger: Adapting America's China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence (Yale University Press, 2021){{Cite web |title=Stronger: Adapting America's China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence |url=https://www.brookings.edu/books/stronger-adapting-americas-china-strategy-in-an-age-of-competitive-interdependence/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}
= Reports =
- Building International Support for Taiwan, CSIS, February 13, 2024 (co-authored with Jude Blanchette and Lily McElwee){{Cite journal |last1=Blanchette |first1=Jude |last2=Hass |first2=Ryan |last3=McElwee |first3=Lily |date=2024-02-13 |title=Building International Support for Taiwan |url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/building-international-support-taiwan |journal=Center for Strategic and International Studies |language=en}}
= Articles =
- Questioning the presumption of a US “consensus” on China policy, Brookings Institution, July 15, 2024 (co-authored with Ali Wine){{Cite web |title=Questioning the presumption of a US “consensus” on China policy |url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/questioning-the-presumption-of-a-us-consensus-on-china-policy/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}
- Avoiding War in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs, July 9, 2024{{Cite news |last=Hass |first=Ryan |date=2024-07-09 |title=Avoiding War in the South China Sea |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/avoiding-war-south-china-sea |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=Foreign Affairs |language=en-US |issn=0015-7120}}
- How will Biden and Trump tackle trade with China? Brookings Institution, April 4, 2024{{Cite web |title=How will Biden and Trump tackle trade with China? |url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-will-biden-and-trump-tackle-trade-with-china/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}
- Ryan Hass on Taiwan: Is there bipartisan consensus in the United States? Taipei Times, March 18, 2024{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=Ryan Hass on Taiwan: Is there bipartisan consensus in the United States? - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/03/18/2003815078 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}
- A roadmap for a US-China AI dialogue, Brookings Institution, January 10, 2024 (co-authored with Graham Webster){{Cite web |title=A roadmap for a US-China AI dialogue |url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-roadmap-for-a-us-china-ai-dialogue/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}
- Ryan Hass On Taiwan: An American perspective on Taiwan's election, Taipei Times, January 4, 2024{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Ryan Hass On Taiwan: An American perspective on Taiwan's election - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/01/08/2003811764 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}
- Kissinger Was Bold on China, in On Kissinger's Legacy, Brookings Institution, December 8, 2023 (co-authored with Adrien Chorn, Natalie Sambani, Marvin Kalb, Cheng Li, Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Bruce Riddle, Nathan Sachs){{Cite web |date=December 8, 2023 |title=On Henry Kissinger's legacy |url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/on-henry-kissingers-legacy/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=Brookings Institution}}
- The Right Way to Deter China From Attacking Taiwan, Foreign Affairs, November 8, 2023 (co-authored with Jude Blanchette){{Cite news |last1=Hass |first1=Ryan |last2=Blanchette |first2=Jude |date=2023-11-08 |title=The Right Way to Deter China From Attacking Taiwan |language=en-US |work=Foreign Affairs |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/right-way-deter-china-attacking-taiwan |access-date=2023-12-08 |issn=0015-7120}}
- What America Wants From China, Foreign Affairs, October 24, 2023{{Cite news |last=Hass |first=Ryan |date=2023-10-24 |title=What America Wants From China |language=en-US |work=Foreign Affairs |issue=November/December 2023 |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/what-america-wants-china-hass |access-date=2023-12-21 |issn=0015-7120}}
- America, China, and the Virtue of Low Expectations, Foreign Affairs, Jun 28, 2023{{Cite news |last=Hass |first=Ryan |date=2023-06-28 |title=America, China, and the Virtue of Low Expectations |language=en-US |work=Foreign Affairs |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/america-china-and-virtue-low-expectations |access-date=2023-08-29 |issn=0015-7120}}
- The Taiwan Long Game, Foreign Affairs, December 20, 2022 (co-authored with Jude Blanchette){{Cite news |last1=Blanchette |first1=Jude |last2=Hass |first2=Ryan |date=2022-12-20 |title=The Taiwan Long Game |language=en-US |work=Foreign Affairs |issue=January/February 2023 |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/taiwan-long-game-best-solution-jude-blanchette-ryan-hass |access-date=2023-08-29 |issn=0015-7120}}
- The Upside of Pelosi's Unwise Taiwan Visit, Foreign Affairs, August 16, 2022{{Cite news |last=Hass |first=Ryan |date=2022-08-16 |title=The Upside of Pelosi's Unwise Taiwan Visit |language=en-US |work=Foreign Affairs |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/upside-pelosis-unwise-taiwan-visit |access-date=2023-08-29 |issn=0015-7120}}
- China Is Not Ten Feet Tall, Foreign Affairs, March 3, 2021{{Cite news |last=Hass |first=Ryan |date=2021-03-03 |title=China Is Not Ten Feet Tall |language=en-US |work=Foreign Affairs |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-03-03/china-not-ten-feet-tall |access-date=2023-08-29 |issn=0015-7120}}
- Don't squeeze Taiwan, Brookings Institution, February 7, 2018 (co-authored with Evan S. Medeiros){{Cite web |title=Don't squeeze Taiwan |url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/dont-squeeze-taiwan/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}
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Category:United States–Asian relations
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