Joel Wuthnow, Ph.D. is an Asia analyst in the China Security Affairs Group. His research interests include Chinese foreign and security policy, U.S.-China relations, and Chinese domestic politics. He is the author of a book, Chinese Diplomacy and the United Nations Security Council (Routledge, 2012) and several articles in East Asia-related academic journals.
Prior to joining CNA, Wuthnow held fellowships in the China & the World Program at Princeton University and at the Brookings Institution. He received an A.B., summa cum laude, in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University, an M.Phil. in Modern Chinese Studies from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University. He has also spent nearly two years studying and conducting research in China.