Steven Jackson
Global Fellow
Professional Affiliation
Former Professor of Political Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Expert Bio
Steven F. Jackson, PhD was professor of political science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for 29 years before retiring in July 2023 to pursue full time research and writing. His focus is on Chinese foreign relations in Asia and Africa, and his book China鈥檚 Regional Relations in Comparative Perspective compare China鈥檚 behavior with that of other regional hegemons. He has also published scholarly chapters and articles on Chinese environmental diplomacy, China-Japan relations, and China鈥檚 challenge to US allies in the Pacific. Dr. Jackson received his PhD in Political Science at the University of Michigan, and his AB degree with distinction at Stanford University.
浪花直播 Center Project
China鈥檚 Waters: Foreign Relations and Hydropolitics
Major Publications
China鈥檚 Regional Relations in Comparative Perspective: From Harmonious Neighbors to Strategic Partners. London; New York: Routledge, 2018.
鈥淕reening the Belt While Paving the Road: China鈥檚 Environmental Diplomacy Challenge.鈥 In World Scientific Reference Volume III: Environment, Sustainability, and Human Security, ed. Zhiqun Zhu. Singapore: World Scientific, 2023.
鈥淒efending a Country that Doesn鈥檛 Exist with a Military that Isn鈥檛 Allowed: Japan-Taiwan Relations and Potential Defense Role,鈥 Policy Brief 22, Network for Strategic Analysis, 12 July, 2022.
鈥淐hina鈥檚 Relations with US Pacific Rim Allies: Tensions Between Trump鈥檚 鈥楢merica First鈥 and Chinese 鈥楽harp Power鈥欌 In America鈥檚 Allies and the Decline of US Hegemony,. Jonathan Paquin and Justin Massie, eds., 58-77. London; New York: Routledge, 2020.
Insight & Analysis by Steven Jackson
- Publication
- Global Alliances & Partnerships
Defending a Country that Doesn't Exist with a Military that Isn't Allowed

- Past event
- Geoeconomics
Sailing to the Edge of the Carbon World: Decarbonizing Shipping from American, Chinese, and European Perspectives

- Past event
- Geoeconomics
BRI, Ports, and Debt: Getting the China Facts Straight

- Article
- Geoeconomics
China in the Maghreb: Threading the Needle of Algeria and Morocco
