Shuxian Luo

I am an Assistant Professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a nonresident Hans J. Morgenthau Fellow at the Notre Dame International Security Center. In the past, I held appointments at the Brookings Institution as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) as an Adjunct Lecturer.

My research interests include maritime security in the Indo-Pacific, Chinese foreign policy, and U.S-China relations especially crisis management. My current book project, tentatively titled Taking it to the Sea: Escalation Decisions and Strategies in China's Maritime Disputes, develops an analytical framework to explain when, why, and how China escalates incidents at sea arising from its maritime territorial and boundary disputes in the 21st century. Other ongoing research projects look at the grassroots movement in Hong Kong for defending the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands (Baodiao), military application of artificial intelligence and their implications for crisis management, and Asian countries’ expanding geo-economic interests in the Arctic.

I received my Ph.D. in International Relations from SAIS, and hold an M.A. in China Studies and International Economics with a minor in Japan Studies from SAIS, an M.A. in Political Science from Columbia University, and a B.A. in English from Peking University. Before embarking on my academic journey, I had worked as a journalist in Los Angeles.

Education

• Master of Arts (M.A.) The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (2014 — 2016)
• Master of Arts - MA Columbia University in the City of New York (2007.09 — 2008.05)
• Bachelor of Arts - BA Peking University (2003.09 — 2007.07)

Companies

• Assistant Professor U.S. Naval War College (2022)
• Hans J. Morgenthau fellow (non-resident) Notre Dame International Security Center (2022)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow The Brookings Institution (2021 — 2022)
• Adjunct Lecturer The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (2021 — 2022)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (2016 — 2018)