Craig Singleton is the Senior Director of the China Program and a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. With nearly two decades of experience in national security and US-China relations, Craig is an expert in geopolitical strategy and East Asian affairs. A former US diplomat, he worked on critical national security issues related to China, North Korea, and the Indo-Pacific, with a particular emphasis on emerging technologies like AI and China’s military-civil fusion strategy. 

Craig is a prolific author and strategist. He regularly publishes influential research on China’s military expansion, influence operations, and technological threats, often featured in leading outlets like The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and The Wall Street Journal. He also works closely with US policymakers, testifying before Congress on national security issues, including TikTok’s security risks, Chinese economic warfare, and cyber threats to US infrastructure. 

Craig holds a master of international policy degree from the Bush School at Texas A&M University and a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of Florida. He is also a lecturer at Stanford University, where he teaches courses on Chinese grand strategy.