Scott D. McDonald

Scott D. McDonald is a Non-resident Research Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and a PhD Candidate at The Fletcher School of Tufts University. A retired US Marine Corps officer, his final active duty position was Military Professor at APCSS, where he taught Chinese philosophy and strategic thought, East Asia security dynamics, national security strategy, cross-cultural communication, and strategic foresight. He also led APCSS' first multilateral workshop in Taiwan.

A China Foreign Area Officer (FAO), he has studied in Beijing, served as an attaché in Canberra, Australia, was the first Marine Corps Affairs Officer at the American Institute in Taiwan, established the Regional Engagement Branch at III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan, and served as a Strategic Analyst in the Commandant’s Strategic Initiatives Group.

For a full list of his publications, visit his website at https://sites.tufts.edu/mcdonald/.