Hunter Slingbaum is a Research and Development Associate with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center. Their research primarily focuses on U.S. foreign and defense policy in the Indo-Pacific, largely centering on military strategy and air power. Their coauthored report, Cratering Effects: Chinese Missile Threats to US Air Bases in the Indo-Pacific, was released by Stimson in 2024 and explored a key challenge to and the limits of U.S. air power in the Indo-Pacific. Outside of the military space, they also have research interests in the Korean Peninsula, diplomatic engagement, and cultural diplomacy.
Hunter graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in 2023 with a BA in Political Science, Global Studies, and Asian & Middle Eastern Studies. Throughout her undergraduate career, she was deeply involved in the UMN chapter of the John Quincy Adams Society, an organization focused on educating young scholars about realist, restraint-oriented foreign policy. She served as president of the chapter for three years, and further became a JQAS Marcellus Policy Fellow in Fall 2022—creating a detailed policy analysis on U.S. military engagement in South Korea. Hunter has working proficiency in Korean.
