Steve Smith
Dissertation Project
Winning Friends and Influencing People with Guns: Understanding the Growth of Chinese Military Diplomacy
Professional Background
US Air Force Officer, Asia-Pacific Regional Affairs Strategist
Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Qualitative Research Methods
Contact
About
Lieutenant Colonel Steve Smith’s research focuses on understanding the growth of China’s military diplomacy activity since 2002. Steve is currently an active-duty Air Force officer. He earned his commission in 1999 after graduating from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in Asian Studies and minors in Aerospace Studies and Chinese Language and Literature. Steve completed a variety of operational and staff assignments before earning an M.A. in International Politics with an emphasis on Chinese Politics and Diplomacy while studying as an Olmsted Scholar at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Most recently, Steve earned an M.Phil. in Military Strategy at the Air Force’s School of Advanced Air and Space Studies.
