ALEXANDER VUVING, Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Area of Expertise - International Security and East Asia

Alexander L. Vuving came to the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in July 2008 from the Department of Political Science at Tulane University, where he taught courses on International Relations, International Security and China and the World, as well as a field seminar in International Politics. His primary areas of expertise include: grand strategy making, foreign policy change, and Asian security.

Dr. Vuving’s research interests cut across international relations, comparative politics, sociology, and history. He is published in scholarly journals and books and presented at leading universities and think-tanks on such topics as: “How long American primacy can last;” “How the preponderance of United States power and the rise of terrorism, China, and other major actors are changing the strategic landscape of the Eurasian landmass and making an emergent regional order in Asia;” “The roles of worldview and world order in China’s foreign relations;” “The transformation of Japan’s grand strategy;” and “The underlying logic and dynamics of Vietnam’s politics and foreign policy.”

Dr. Vuving was a Research Fellow and Associate of the International Security Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He also serves as a referee for International Security and Oxford University Press.

Dr. Vuving studied at the Budapest University of Technology, the Johannes Gutenberg University, and Cornell University. He received his master of arts (summa cum laude) in political science, economics, and sociology and his doctorate (magna cum laude) in political science from the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. He was a recipient of scholarships from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the German National Academic Foundation.
 

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Last updated: 11/17/2008