Welcome! I am a researcher at Stanford University. In academic year 2025-26, I am a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and also a visiting fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. My research focuses on military strategy, Indian defense policy, and Indo-Pacific security issues. I previously held research or teaching positions at the U.S. Army War College, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Georgetown University, the RAND Corporation, the East-West Center in Washington, and the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi.
My work has been published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Journal of Strategic Studies, International Affairs, The Washington Quarterly, Asia Policy, Intelligence and National Security, Joint Force Quarterly, the Washington Post Monkey Cage, War on the Rocks, the Hindu, and elsewhere; as well as by Carnegie India, CNAS, the Lowy Institute, ASPI, and others.
Prior to my scholarly career, I served for 13 years in the Australian Defence Department, in a variety of analytic, management, and liaison positions, which included a diplomatic posting to Washington, DC. I hold a PhD in war studies from King's College London, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a BA (Hons) from the University of New South Wales. I tweet @arzandc.
A brief CV is available here. Click here to get in touch.
LATEST PUBLICATION:
My latest is an argument that suggests the Quad's old agenda is no longer tenable. Today's strategic challenges demand the grouping refocus on strategic mobilization and coordination. Such a new paradigm is also a more viable organizing principle in today's political climate. This is based on a larger collaborative project here.
Read it and more on the Publications page -- all feedback welcome.
