Bruce W. Bennett is an Adjunct International/Defense Researcher at The RAND Corporation. He is an expert in Northeast Asian security issues, having visited the region about 125 times and written much about Korean security. His research addresses issues such as the North Korean military threats, countering the North Korean nuclear weapon threat and provocations, Korean unification, future ROK military force requirements, the Korean military balance, and potential Chinese military intervention in North Korea.
Dr. Bennett specializes in “asymmetric threats” such as weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and how to counter those threats with new strategies, operational
concepts, and technologies. He has recently completed reports on the current North Korean nuclear, chemical, biological, and cyber threats, and teaches a Pardee RAND Graduate School class on “Understanding Nuclear Forces.”
His work of Korean unification has included books on Preparing for the Possibility of a North Korean Collapse, Preparing North Korean Elites for Unification, and Alternative Paths to Korean Unification. He has interacted with a number of North Korean senior elite escapees as part of this work.
Dr. Bennett received a Ph.D. in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School and a B.S. in economics from the California Institute of Technology.