Ash Jain

  • Senior Policy Advisor, US Department of Homeland Security
  • Former Director for Democratic Order, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council

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Public Event Tue, December 10, 2019 • 7:30 am ET

Cross-Strait Seminar Series Democracy under siege: Advancing common values and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
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Public Event Wed, October 30, 2019 • 9:30 am ET

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Oct 12, 2022

Experts react: The hits and misses in Biden’s new National Security Strategy

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We put the call out to our experts from across the Atlantic Council: Does this document deliver? What does it get right and what’s missing?

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In the News

Jul 1, 2022

Jain quoted in the Los Angeles Times on Biden’s global democracy agenda

On June 30, Scowcroft Center director for democratic order Ash Jain was quoted in the Los Angeles Times discussing support for Biden's global democracy agenda despite domestic challenges.

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Apr 29, 2022

Peter Ackerman’s legacy: Tackling the world’s toughest conflicts

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In reaction to his passing, leaders across the Atlantic Council network shared tributes to Ackerman and the mission that drove his work.

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Ash Jain is a nonresident senior fellow with the Geostrategy Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. He previously worked as director for democratic order with the Scowcroft Center, focused on strategic competition with China and Russia, US alliances, and efforts to defend the rules-based order. He also led the coordination of the D-10 Strategy Forum.

Jain was a congressional fellow with the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with China. Previously, he served as a senior policy advisor for the US Department of Homeland Security and as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning staff. He also served with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jain’s writing and commentary have appeared in various news outlets, including the New York Times, Politico, the Wall Street Journal, The Hill, The Economist, Nikkei Asia, the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting, Australian Broadcasting, CNBC India, and France 24.

Jain has also taught as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He earned a JD/MS in foreign service from Georgetown University and a BA in political science from the University of Michigan.