Van Jackson

Dr. Van Jackson is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington, a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington, and a Senior Research Scholar at Security in Context, where he is also Co-Director of the “Multipolarity, Great-power Competition, and the Global South” project. He has hosted the acclaimed show, The Un-Diplomatic Podcast, since 2019, and writes The Un-Diplomatic Newsletter. Prior to joining Victoria University, Dr. Jackson taught at Hawaii Pacific University, the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University and the Catholic University of America. He has also held fellowships with the Council on Foreign Relations, CNAS, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Pacific Forum CSIS. He writes, researches, and speaks about a wide range of topics--from peace strategy to progressive foreign policy and international relations theory.