Carlos A. Salazar is a Non-Resident Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) and Principal at International Systems Analysis, a research and consulting firm. His research focuses on the effects of technology, especially biotechnology, on power relations between states in the international system. He has been a Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, where he conducted international engagement on biological safety and security. He received his PhD and MA from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.