Michael Hikari Cecire is a security and defense researcher at the RAND Corporation, specializing in national security, defense, and international affairs. He brings extensive experience advising senior government leaders and conducting policy research across foreign policy, international security, and economic development.
Previously, Cecire served as a senior policy advisor at the US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission), where he focused on political-military issues in Europe, and as principal regional advisor on the Caucasus and Black Sea regions. Before that, he was a senior-level analyst at the Congressional Research Service, where he held a portfolio covering economic development, industrial policy, and defense production. He has also supported other US government agencies in multiple capacities.
Cecire also teaches at Georgetown University's Security Studies Program and regularly lectures at the Foreign Service Institute at the State Department. He is a PhD candidate in politics and international relations at the University of St Andrews, where he is also a fellow at the Institute for Middle East, Central Asia, and Caucasus Studies.
