Jessica C. Liao
Associate Professor, Asian Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy, U.S. Army War College
Dr. Jessica C. Liao is an Associate Professor of Asian Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. Previously, she served as an Associate Professor of Political Science at North Carolina State University (2016–2025). A former 2020–21 Wilson China Fellow, she also served as an Economic Development Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where her portfolio included China’s relations with Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on China’s foreign policy and economic statecraft, US-China relations, and China–Southeast Asia relations.
