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EDUCATION
Duke University Ph.D., Political Science, 2004 M.A., Political Science, 2001 Fields of concentration: International Relations & Security Studies American University, School of International Service M.A., International Affairs: Comparative & Regional Studies, Middle East, 1997 B.A., International Studies, 1993 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy, 2018 Bridging the Gap International Policy Summer Institute, 2018 Summer Workshop on Analysis of Military Operations & Strategy, 2003 American University of Beirut, Intensive Arabic, 2002 |
My CV
Hello! I am Head of the School of Social Sciences and Professor of Politics & International Relations at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. I am also a non-resident Adjunct Fellow with Pacific Forum and a Senior Fellow with the Center for National Security & Foreign Affairs at the University of Tennessee. I am an international relations scholar specializing in international security and security studies. My areas of focus cover territorial and maritime disputes, Indo-Pacific security, U.S. national security strategy, alliances, foreign policies of China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the Philippines, maritime security, deterrence, rebel group grievances, and peaceful conflict/dispute resolution. My current research includes a book project about how territorial and maritime disputes influence the strategies of U.S. allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, and papers about U.S. mediation in the Lebanon-Israel maritime dispute, rebel group dynamics, and maritime security. I can be reached at [email protected] or +61 3 9905 2924. My address is School of Social Sciences, Menzies Building, Room W403, 20 Chancellors Walk, Monash University, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia. 
GRANTS, CONTRACTS, & FELLOWSHIPS Japan-U.S. Friendship Council, 2026 Fulbright Specialist Award, Department of State, 2025 Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense, 2024-2025 Stanton Foundation, 2024-2025 Korea Foundation, 2024-2025 Department of State - U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, 2024-2025 Korea Foundation, 2021-2022 National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, 2020-2021 National Science Foundation, 2018-2020 Minerva Initiative, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, 2015-2018 Fulbright Senior Scholar - Philippines, Department of State, 2017 Visiting Scholar, East-West Center, Honolulu, 2016 POSCO Visiting Fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu, 2013 |