MAJ Merlin Boone

Major Merlin Boone is a Senior Instructor of International Affairs at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. Merlin is currently serving as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar to Singapore, a U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer (FAO) - China, and a member of the U.S.-Taiwan Next Generation Working Group at UC Berkeley's Institute of East Asian Studies. Previously, he served as a U.S. Army Special Operations Civil Affairs Officer and has operational experience in Syria and the broader Asia-Pacific.

Merlin is a PhD candidate in Public Affairs (Security Studies) at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. His research focuses on modern geopolitical competition, economic statecraft, and U.S. China relations. CPT Boone also previously served as a Visiting Scholar at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS). Merlin holds a master’s degree in Public Affairs (Security Studies) from Princeton University, a master’s degree in International and Public Affairs from the University of Hong Kong, and bachelor's degrees in Economics (Honors) and Chinese from the United States Military Academy, West Point.