Dr. Greitens Interviewed on Trump and Xi D.C. Meeting

September 25, 2026

Dr. Sheena Greitens was interviewed by the Emissary at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on what to look out for in the Tump and Xi D.C. meeting this week. She, Dr. Oriana Mastro, Dr. Yukon Huang, and Dr. Tong Zhao gave their respective views on what would constitute a success or a failure of…

APP Announces New Postdoctoral Affiliates

August 26, 2026

The Asia Policy Program is proud to announce that it has accepted three new postdoctoral affiliates: Dr. Brian Leung, Dr. Tomer Nisimov, and Dr. Kunal Singh. Dr Brian Leung is an America in the World Consortium Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Clements Center for National Security. His research examines the political…

Dr. Jennifer Yip Analyzes the Evolution of Military Logistics and Their Sustainment

August 25, 2026

Dr. Jennifer Yip, a former Postdoctoral Fellow of the Asia Policy Program and the Clements Center for National Security, has published a new reference article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Military History, entitled “Military Logistics and Sustainment: Change and Continuity from the Early Modern Period to the Present.” Since the 16th century, military supply…

Director Chestnut Greitens writes on China’s bid to reshape the global security order.

September 22, 2025

On Monday, September 22, 2025, the Financial Times ran an analysis piece from Dr. Chestnut Greitens tied to the recently concluded Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang. In the article, Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens details China’s push to reshape global security governance through its annual Global Public Security Cooperation Forum. The forum is presented…

Kiril Avramov Launches New Website for GDIL

January 21, 2022

In 2020, the Global (Dis)Information Lab (GDIL) was established at the University of Texas at Austin, with a mission to enable interdisciplinary academic research on the global circulation of a broad spectrum of information, misinformation, and disinformation via digital media.…

Congratulations to Professor Xiaobo Lü for Receiving the 2021-22 VPR Research Grant

December 10, 2021

APP Affiliate Dr. Xiaobo Lü, Associate Professor at the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, received the 2021-22 VPR Research Grant, which he will use to investigate the origins of strong parties through the lens of elite conflict…

Jada Fraser’s Research Featured in recent CSIS Article

November 12, 2021

Jada Fraser, former undergraduate fellow at the Clements Center, co-authored “The Case for U.S.-Japan-ROK Cooperation on Democracy Support in the Indo-Pacific Region” with Nicholas Szechenyi and Hannah Fodale at the Center for Security and Intelligence Studies (CSIS). The latest commentary argues for opportunities where the U.S., Japan,…

Professor Greitens Discusses Rising Tension between China and Taiwan

November 3, 2021

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, founding director of the Asia Policy Program and Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School, discussed the rising tensions between China and Taiwan, and the United States’ role in the cross-strait relations. Professor Greitens explained…

Sheena Greitens Quoted in AP article on Upcoming Beijing Olympics

October 27, 2021

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School, was quoted in a recent AP article on the absence of human rights discussions ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The…

Professor Greitens Discusses China’s View on the U.S. Border

October 5, 2021

On September 24, Sheena Chestnut Greitens, director of the Asia Policy Program and Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School, appeared on the On Balance with Leland Vittert show to discuss Chinese state media commentary on the U.S. border…

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