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M. Taylor Fravel

Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

M. Taylor Fravel
Taylor Fravel is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Taylor studies international relations, with a focus on international security, China and East Asia. His books include “Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Cooperation and Conflict in China’s Territorial Disputes” (Princeton University Press, 2008), and “Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949” (Princeton University Press, 2019).