South China Sea Think Tank is an international network of researchers, policymakers, government and military officials, and postgraduate students. The diversity of our membership helps us to remain one of the only truly independent, non-profit organizations focusing on South China Sea issues.
Advisors
Fu-Kuo Liu (劉復國): Executive Director, Taiwan Center for Security Studies; Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations
Michael Gau (高聖惕): Professor, Institute of the Law of the Sea, National Taiwan Ocean University
Anne Hsiu-an Hsiao (蕭琇安): Associate Research Fellow, Division of American and European Studies, Institute of International Relations
Richard Hu (胡瑞舟): Major General (Ret.), ROC Army; Deputy Executive Director, Taiwan Center for Security Studies; Assistant Professor, Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University; Professor, National Defense University
Raviprasad Narayanan: Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations
Hsiao-Chun Tai (戴孝君): Executive Board Member, Asia-Pacific Policy Research Association; Advisor, Taiwan Center for Security Studies
Kuan-Hsiung Wang (王冠雄): Professor, Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Taiwan Normal University
Tiehlin Yen (閻鐵麟): Captain (Ret.), ROC Navy; Deputy Executive Director, Taiwan Center for Security Studies
Director
Jonathan Spangler: Secretary General, Asia-Pacific Policy Research Association
Deputy Directors
Olga Daksueva: Adjunct Lecturer, Program of Social Innovation Leadership, National Chengchi University
Moises Lopes de Souza: Researcher in Asia Studies, International Relations Research Center, University of São Paulo; Associate Researcher, Center of Latin-America Economy and Trade Studies, Chihlee Institute of Technology
Researchers (Non-resident)
James Borton: Faculty Associate, Walker Institute, University of South Carolina; Non-resident Fellow, Saigon Center for International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City
Alex Calvo: Guest Professor, Nagoya University (Japan); Member, Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC)
Serafettin Yilmaz: Researcher, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University (Jinan, China)
Editor
Dean Karalekas: Adjunct Professor, College of Social Sciences, National Chengchi University; Co-founder and Associate Editor, Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security, published by Taiwan Center for Security Studies and National Defense University (ROC)
Members
Rangga Aditya Elias
Mark Henderson
Aaron Jensen
Wolfgang Pape
Richard Q. Turcsanyi
Contributors
Sam Bateman
Jay L. Batongbacal
James Borton
Alex Calvo
Chen-Ju Chen (陳貞如)
Gregory Coutaz
Olga Daksueva
Do Viet Cuong
Senia Febrica
Richard Javad Heydarian
Nong Hong (洪农)
Richard Hu (胡瑞舟)
Natalie Klein
Fu-Kuo Liu (劉復國)
Xinchang Liu
Moises Lopes de Souza
Raviprasad Narayanan
Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
Sumathy Permal
Carlos Santamaria
Jonathan Spangler
Tsung-Han Tai (戴宗翰)
Mark Valencia
Chris Whomersley
Shicun Wu (吴士存)
Tiehlin Yen (閻鐵麟)
Serafettin Yilmaz
Sukjoon Yoon
Li-chung Yuan (袁力強)
Feng Zhu (朱锋)
Keyuan Zou (邹克渊)
Interns
Xiaoli Jin (金小力), Summer 2016
Manuel Modoni, Summer 2016
Chutian Zhou (周楚天), Fall 2016
Jingxi Zhao (赵竟希), Fall 2016
Qiuyi Wang (王秋怡), Fall 2016
Quoc Le Anh Do, Winter 2016–17
Christoph Brauer, Winter 2016–17
YingHui Lee (李颖慧), Spring 2017
Kate Louis Matriano, Spring 2017
Xiaoyu Zhao (赵晓宇), Spring 2017
Robert Jarvis, Spring 2017
Tomas Jevsejevas, Spring 2017
Joshua Bertin, Summer 2017
Nathan Paul, Summer 2017
Michelle Verbeek, Summer 2017
Bailey Reed, Fall 2017
Jared Silber, Winter 2017–18
Andrew Bavelock, Winter 2017–18
Rachel Hutchison, Spring 2018
Suebin Park, Spring 2018
Colby Berry, Spring 2018
Yifei Dong, Spring 2018
Zilu Zeng, Spring 2018
Lise Audet, Spring 2018
Peter Morton, Summer 2018
Zan Jin, Summer 2018
David Bradshaw, Summer 2018
Nicholas Stores, Summer 2018
Astrid Vertneg, Fall 2018
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