Andrew S EricksonAndrew S. Erickson is professor of strategy in the Naval War College (NWC)'s China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) and an associate in research at Harvard's Fairbank Center. The recipient of NWC's inaugural Research Excellence Award, he runs the Chna studies website www.andrewerickson.com.

Ryan D. Martinson is an assistant professor at CMSI. He holds a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a bachelor's of science from Union College. Martinson has also studied at Fudan University, the Beijing Language and Culture University, and the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. Read More Read Less