Austin Wu is a Fellow at The Alliance Futures Initiative, where he conducts independent research on intelligence warfighting, Indo-Pacific deterrence, and the maritime industrial base.
His analysis has been published in outlets including The Hill, The Strategist, and Real Clear Defense.
Austin also serves as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Recent Work
Optimal Partner: Japan's Role in Pillar II of AUKUS
Pacific Forum (PacNet
Japan's strategic value to AUKUS Pillar II across technology, cyber, and maritime security.
Shipbuilding to Citizenship: Solving the U.S. Skills Shortage
RealClearDefense
How targeted immigration could close the labour gap in U.S. naval shipbuilding.
Shipbuilding to Citizenship: solving the US skills shortage with immigration
The Strategist
Darkening Waters, Gathering Storm: Sino-Indian Water War on the Brahmaputra River
E-International Relations
China's mega-dam on the Brahmaputra as a flashpoint between Beijing and Delhi (with Andrew Latham).
A Hidden Victory? The Winter War and Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
E-International Relations
What Stalin's 1939 war against Finland tells us about Putin's 2022 war against Ukraine (with Andrew Latham).