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# Eric Gomez 

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Eric Gomez was a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. His research focuses on the U.S. military budget and force posture, as well as arms control and nuclear stability issues in East Asia.

In 2020, Gomez was a member of the Project on Nuclear Issues Nuclear Scholars Initiative program, where he conducted research on the impacts of U.S. intermediate-range missiles on U.S.-China strategic stability. He also participated in the 2019 Strategic Force Analysis Boot Camp hosted by Georgetown University and Sandia National Laboratories.

Gomez is the coeditor, with Caroline Dorminey, of [*America’s Nuclear Crossroads: A Forward-Looking Anthology*](https://www.cato.org/books/americas-nuclear-crossroads-forward-looking-anthology). Released by the Cato Institute in July 2019, the anthology examines a wide variety of pressing issues in nuclear deterrence and arms control confronting U.S. policymakers at the dawn of a new era of great power competition.

Gomez received a BA in international relations from the State University of New York–College at Geneseo and an MA in international affairs from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

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##### Featured Book 

### *[America’s Nuclear Crossroads: A Forward-Looking Anthology](https://www.cato.org/books/americas-nuclear-crossroads-forward-looking-anthology)*

As the United States adjusts to a changing global balance of power, nuclear deterrence is poised to return to a level of importance in U.S. national security not seen since the end of the Cold War. However, U.S. nuclear strategy will have to contend with emerging issues like arms control in a multipolar world, the evolution of strategic technology, and the new contours of great power competition.

[Read about the Book](https://www.cato.org/books/americas-nuclear-crossroads-forward-looking-anthology) 

#### Featured Content 

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## [Taiwan’s Urgent Need for Asymmetric Defense](/policy-analysis/taiwans-urgent-need-asymmetric-defense) 

By [Eric Gomez](https://www.cato.org/people/eric-gomez) 

Deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan will require both a stronger Taiwan and a less acrimonious US-China relationship.

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### [Breaking Down Taiwan’s Arms Backlog, Part 1: Overview and Methodology](/blog/breaking-down-taiwans-arms-backlog-part-1-overview-methodology) 

By [Eric Gomez](https://www.cato.org/people/eric-gomez) and [Benjamin Giltner](https://www.cato.org/people/benjamin-giltner) 

We have attempted to shine a light on the Taiwan arms backlog to better understand what it contains and examine recent trends in US arms sales to Taiwan.