Chi Fang

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I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. My research interests lie in international relations and international security, with a particular focus on the politics of arms production and transfers. My work examines how grand strategy and foreign policy shape a state's decision to produce weapons domestically or procure them from abroad. In addition to foreign policymakers, I consider the roles of military end-users, defense industries, and the supply structures of weapons systems.

I use social network analysis and qualitative methods to investigate the production and flow of weapons. I am especially interested in the organizational structures of weapons acquisition programs and how international political dynamics influence them. My broader interests include coercive diplomacy, Indo-Pacific geopolitics, and Taiwan. Both my personal and research experiences have inspired me to apply a wide range of tools to explore security issues in the region.

Beyond political science, I also engage in medical research, examining the relationships between sexual behavior, drug use, and the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS.

I am a 2025–26 Hans J. Morgenthau Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Notre Dame. Previously, I was a 2024–25 U.S.-Asia Grand Strategy Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Southern California. My research has been supported by the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures at Northeastern University, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, and Academia Sinica. Prior to joining UC San Diego, I earned an M.A. and B.A. in Diplomacy from National Chengchi University in Taiwan.

Feel free to contact me at c1fang@ucsd.edu.