National Intelligence Council Research Grant
The U.S. National Intelligence Council invited submissions for its 2012 research projects. There were 40 submissions and Professor Sheldon Simon’s proposal was one of eight selected for funding. Professor Simon will be coordinating an inter-agency group of analysts in preparation of a study on “Conflict and Diplomacy in the South China Sea.” Based on his own research over the past two years, the project will examine South China Sea disputes about overlapping ownership claims, diplomatic endeavors to resolve the disputes, and the competitive arming of the disputants, including Southeast Asian states and China. Representatives from four other nations are involved in the project: U.S. Japan, Australia, and India. Members of this research group will be drawn from the Departments of State and Defense as well as the intelligence community. The results of the study will be presented to policymakers of the agencies represented in the research group.
Professor Simon came to ASU in 1975 to chair the Political Science Department. Subsequently, he served as Director of The Center for Asian Studies at ASU. He has also held faculty appointments at the Universities of Hawaii, British Columbia, and Kentucky as well as at George Washington University, Carleton University (Ottawa), The Monterey Institute of International Studies, and The American Graduate School of International Management. He has received research grants from The National Bureau of Asian Research, The U.S. Institute of Peace, The Hiroshima Peace Institute, and The Earhart Foundation. Currently, he serves on five professional journal editorial boards. Professor Simon is the author or editor of ten books, most recently co-edited volumes: China, the United States, and Southeast Asia: Contending Perspectives on Politics, Security, and Economics (Routledge, 2008) and Religion and Conflict in South and Southeast Asia: Disrupting Violence (Routledge, 2007). He is also the author of approximately 150 scholarly articles and book chapters.
