Dr. Joshua Busby Analyzes the National Defense Strategy shift on Climate and Energy.

January 30, 2026

On January 29, 2026, Foreign Policy published an article co-authored by APP affiliate Dr. Joshua W. Busby, that examines the new National Defense Strategy and its approach to climate and energy issues. Dr. Busby partnered with his former Department of Defense colleague, Greg Pollock, to write about why these issues remain critical for American defense…

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Dr. Sankaran Secures Prestigious Grant to Study Nuclear War’s Effects in Space

November 14, 2025

We are proud to announce that Dr. Jaganath “Jay” Sankaran has been awarded a competitive grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for the interdisciplinary research project, “How Are Modern Technologies Affecting Nuclear Risks?” About the Research Dr. Sankaran has partnered with Dr. Jaworek, the Director of the Nuclear Policy Program in the Nuclear Threat…

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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…

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Director Chestnut Greitens Interviewed on the US-Korea Relationship

June 16, 2025

Earlier this month, Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens was interviewed by a reporter in Seoul on the current state of the US-Korea relationship. She also touched on building Korean Studies in Texas and the importance of technological developments between the countries. You can read the full interview here.

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Sankaran Discusses U.S. Policy Options in Addressing Chinese and North Korean Missile Accumulation

August 23, 2021

In a recent policy op-ed titled “Countering China and North Korea’s mad dash for missiles,” Jaganath Sankaran, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, discusses the U.S.’s policy options in responding to China and North Korea’s accumulation of ballistic missiles. The U.S. may “respond in kind”…

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Greitens Interviewed on Show “On Balance With Leland Vittert”

August 20, 2021

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School and APP’s inaugural director, was recently interviewed on On Balance With Leland Vittert. Greitens discussed the recent news regarding Huawei’s hiring of former Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta as a consultant.…

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Book Release: Rana Inboden on China and Global Human Rights

August 6, 2021

Rana Siu Inboden, an affiliate of the Asia Policy Program, recently published a book entitled China and the International Human Rights Regime, 1982-2017 (Cambridge University Press, 2021).  Dr. Inboden’s book explores China’s rising position in the world through the lens of China’s role…

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Book Release: Amy Liu on the Chinese Diaspora in Europe

August 6, 2021

Dr. Amy Liu, associate professor of government and an affiliate of the Asia Policy Program, recently released a book entitled The Language of Political Incorporation: Chinese Migrants in Europe (Temple University Press, 2021). Dr. Liu examines the varying levels of political incorporation…

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Sheena Greitens Contributes to Wilson Center Report on The Rise of China & Its Implications

August 6, 2021

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Director of the Asia Policy Program, published an essay on Chinese surveillance technology in the inaugural publication from the Wilson Center entitled The 2020-21 Wilson China Fellowship: Essays on the Rise of China and Its Implications. Her essay finds that the…

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Sung-Sheng Yvonne Chang and Tse-Min Lin Spearhead New Center for Taiwan Studies at UT

August 6, 2021

In March 2021, UT launched a new Center for Taiwan Studies, a multidisciplinary center dedicated to promoting the study of Taiwan’s society, history and culture on the UT campus. The new Center builds on a robust Taiwan Studies program that has…

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