Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of War
Lauren Dickey is a policy advisor for East Asia in the U.S. Department of War. Prior to her position in DoW, Lauren was a research scientist focused on Chinese political-military issues at the Center for Naval Analyses, a federally-funded research and development center (FFRDC) in Arlington, Virginia. Lauren earned a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London and the National University of Singapore, her M.A. in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies, and her B.A. in Asian Studies and Chinese from the University of Oregon. Lauren is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations. In her spare time, she is an accredited figure skating coach and, with her husband, an avid hiker.