Thomas J. Shattuck

Assistant Editor

Research Associate - Program on National Security

Editor, Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog

Thomas J. Shattuck is the Editor of Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog, the Assistant Editor, and a Research Associate at FPRI. He received his BA in History and English from La Salle University in 2013 and his MA in International Studies from National Chengchi University in 2016. Thomas also received a Fulbright grant to teach English in Kinmen, Taiwan for the 2013-14 academic year.

His articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the National Interest, the Taipei Times, and Majalla.

Articles

Expanding Influence: Big China in Little Djibouti - Majalla - June, 2018
Taiwan Battles a Brain Drain - Majalla - May, 2018
Xi: It Man in China - Majalla - March, 2018
The Taiwan Travel Act: Only as Important as Trump Makes It - E-Notes - March, 2018
A Vatican-China Deal—But at What Cost? - The American Interest - March, 2018
Trump remains tone deaf on China - Taipei Times - March, 2018
Taiwan is linked to N Korea crisis - Taipei Times - March, 2018
Xi’s China: Not the Global Leader You’re Looking For - Majalla - February, 2018
China’s Syria Strategy: Beijing Prepares to Take the Reins - Majalla - January, 2018
The East is Green? China Steps Up Against Pollution and Climate Change - Majalla - November, 2017
Parsing Xi Jinping’s Statements on Taiwan at the 19th Communist Party Congress - E-Notes - October, 2017
The “Great Firewall” of China - Majalla - August, 2017
The Taiwanese, a force for freedom - Taipei Times - August, 2017
The United States can look to the Far East for advice on its monuments - The Washington Post - August, 2017
China’s Liaoning Power Play - Majalla - July, 2017
Nations must stand up for Taiwan - Taipei Times - June, 2017
Cross-Strait Tension Will Increase If Taiwan Buys New Weapons - The National Interest - April, 2017
China brazenly arrests a Taiwanese activist — and the Trump administration says nothing - The Washington Post - April, 2017
Taiwan’s White Terror: Remembering the 228 Incident - E-Notes - February, 2017
Trump’s Asia Policy Takes Shape - E-Notes - February, 2017
China: The Real Winner of the 2016 Election - The National Interest - February, 2017
Rogue One: A Terrorist Story? - The American Review of Books, Blogs, and Bull - January, 2017
Trump and Tsai: A Sign of Things to Come? - E-Notes - December, 2016

Events

Strait and Narrower?: Beijing’s Flight Paths, Taiwan’s International Space, and Regional Security - February, 2018
Taiwan’s Participation in International Organizations - September, 2017
BookTalk: China’s Global Engagement - May, 2017

Audio/Video

Strait and Narrower?: Beijing’s Flight Paths, Taiwan’s International Space, and Regional Security - February, 2018
Taiwan’s Participation in International Organizations - October, 2017

Blog Posts

Déjà Vu All Over Again: China Re-Opens Flight Route M503 - Geopoliticus - January 18, 2018
Taiwan Loses Another Ally - Geopoliticus - June 13, 2017
Taiwan’s Ex-Presidents: A Carousel of Legal Problems - Geopoliticus - March 20, 2017
Clouded Reassurances in Asia - Geopoliticus - February 6, 2017
Stopover Hysteria: Understanding Tsai’s Stopover in the United States - Geopoliticus - January 4, 2017
Desperate for Attention: Hung-Xi Meeting Lacks Meaning - Geopoliticus - November 14, 2016
The False Promise of Drone Strikes? Ease vs. Effectiveness - Geopoliticus - November 7, 2016
[Taiwan] Is Not Made In China - Geopoliticus - October 31, 2016
Taiwan’s Summer of Dire Straits - Geopoliticus - September 22, 2016

In the news

Research Associate Thomas J. Shattuck Quoted by CNBC on U.S.-Taiwan Relations - Scholars in the News - April 10, 2018
Research Associate Thomas J. Shattuck Quoted By CNBC on Chinese Flight M503 - Scholars in the News - January 29, 2018