
Weidong Zhang
@weidong_bond
Assistant Professor in Defense & Strategic Studies @UTEP. Ph.D in Political Science from @uiowa. Interested in U.S.—China relations, American foreign policy.
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JOB ALERT!!🚨🚨. Penn State Political Science is searching for an open rank TT position in Political Science and Social Data Analytics, co-hired w/ PS Institute for Computational & Data Sciences. I'm chairing the search. #PSJMinfo cc womenalsoknowstuff, @POCalsoknow, FirstGenScholars psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/j…

Texas A&M Political Science is hiring! We have 5 faculty positions that are all open field. 4 tenure-track assistant professors: apply.interfolio.com/112060. 1 associate/assistant: apply.interfolio.com/112057. Committee will start review Sep 30. womenalsoknowstuff @POCalsoknow


Honored to co-author this piece with colleagues Tom Christensen, M. Taylor Fravel, Jessica Chen Weiss, and Andy Nathan. How to Avoid a War Over Taiwan? Hint: deterrence requires both credible threat and assurance. foreignaffairs.com/china/how-avoi… via Foreign Affairs




Pleased to share my new Foreign Affairs essay with Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 and Tom Christensen on why credible assurance is critical to strengthening deterrence in the Taiwan Strait: 🧵 foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/red…



Happy to share that I have successfully defended my dissertation! So much gratitude for the guidance and advice of my Committee members Kelly Kadera, Brian Lai, Chris Butler (Christopher Butler), and especially my chair and advisor Sara Mitchell (Sara Mitchell ).






🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨 The Department of Criminal Justice and Security Studies at UTEP is seeking an experienced and dynamic Professor to join us as the Department Chair! 📚🎓 We welcome applicants from Criminal Justice, Criminology, Political Science, etc,: utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetail…



🏆 Congratulations to Weidong Zhang (Weidong Zhang ) for winning the 2025 Best Conference Paper Award for "The Importance of Money and Connections: Explaining International Status from UNGA Draft Sponsorship Networks," published in International Interactions (International Interactions).