Dr. John Hemmings is a professor at DKI APCSS’ College of Security Studies, specializing in U.S. alliances and strategic competition, with a focus on technology and the defense industrial base. His expertise includes the U.S. alliance system, particularly Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic alliances. While his core area is Japan, he also lectures on European Indo-Pacific strategies and Chinese technology strategies.
Before joining DKI APCSS, Hemmings led research programs on the Indo-Pacific at the Pacific Forum, Henry Jackson Society, and RUSI in London. He has provided evidence to two UK Parliamentary Defence Committee inquiries on the Indo-Pacific and given expert briefings to the U.S. State Department, U.S. Pacific Fleet, UK Ministry of Defence, and FVEY officials’ forums.
Hemmings holds associate fellowships with Pacific Forum, CSIS, and the Council on Geostrategy. His commentary has appeared on the BBC, Sky News, and Financial Times, and he is a regular op-ed contributor to the Telegraph. His research has been published in various policy and academic journals. He earned a Ph.D. in international relations from the London School of Economics in 2017.
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Dr. Hemming’s Publications:
- Security Nexus Webinar | Episode 14: The Great Game of Digital Dominance
- Should the Quad Become a Formal Alliance?
- Quad Plus and Indo-Pacific: The Changing Profile of International Relations
- Canada Can Do Much More With Its Five Eyes Allies To Respond To China And Russia’s Global Threats
- U.S. Command and Control across the Spectrum of Gray-Zone Operations in the East China Sea
- The Sino-Russian Approach to the Maritime: A Mare Clausem System?
- Measuring Shinzo Abe’s Impact on the Indo-Pacific
- Hindsight, Insight, Foresight: Thinking about Security in the Indo-Pacific.
- Pacific Trident III: The Strengths and Weaknesses of the U.S. Alliance System Under Gray Zone Operations
- The COVID-19 Crisis and the Coming Cold War
- DKI APCSS Associate Professor Co-Authors Article with Intern
