American Foreign Policy Council
Harrison
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Areas Of Expertise

Defense Technology

Science And Technology

Security In East Asia

Affiliated Programs

Defense Technology Program

Space Policy Initiative

China Program

U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Program

Richard M. Harrison

Vice President of Operations and Director of Defense Technology Programs

Richard Harrison is the Vice President of Operations and Director of the Defense Technology Program at the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC). He currently serves as managing editor of AFPC's Defense Dossier e-journal, which covers national security and defense issues, architect and program manager of the Strategic Primer initiative, and as editor of AFPC's Defense Technology Monitor e-bulletin. Harrison runs a briefing series on Capitol Hill to educate Congressional Staff on defense technology issues affecting U.S. national security. He is also responsible for managing AFPC research fellows and interns, planning foreign delegations, and overseeing all internal events and business support services for the organization.

Harrison is co-author of The Next Space Race: A Blueprint for American Primacy (Praeger, April 2023). He is also co-editor of Cyber Insecurity: Navigating the Perils of the Next Information Age (Rowman and Littlefield, October 2016), an edited volume on cybersecurity policy. His writings have appeared in Defense News, The Hill, Jane's Defence Weekly, The Journal of International Security Affairs, The National Interest, Newsweek, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, and The Washington Times, among others. He has served as co-chair of the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Cybersecurity Policy and Technology Discussion Group.

Harrison completed his Master’s degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and he also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State University and a language certificate in elementary Mandarin Chinese from Peking University. Previously, he worked at Lockheed Martin where he functioned as a systems engineer.

Related News & Events

March 25, 2025 | Media

Space Strategy Podcast - Episode 49: The Next Space Race: Introduction and Chapter 1

September 13, 2023 | Event

AFPC Capitol Hill Briefing - Mitigating Known Orbital Space Threats: Understanding Orbital Debris Remediation and Economic Opportunity

April 25, 2023 | Event

AFPC Capitol Hill Briefing - Understanding the New Space Race: China’s Space Ambitions and U.S. Responses

April 12, 2021 | Event

AFPC Capitol Hill Briefing: “What can the Space Force do for America?”

Related Publications

April 22, 2025 | Bulletin

Defense Technology Monitor No. 110

March 27, 2025 | Bulletin

Defense Technology Monitor No. 109

January 30, 2025 | Bulletin

Defense Technology Monitor No. 108

January 27, 2025 | Bulletin

Defense Technology Monitor No. 107

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