Fiona Cunningham

At the Elliott School of International Affairs we are searching for a senior scholar (associate or full) of international security who will also be appointed to the Political Science Department. Elliott is a fantastic community. See details below:
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The Evolution of Weapons in Space: A Conversation with Aaron Bateman A conversation with Dr Aaron Bateman, exploring his research on the history of accelerating superpower military competition in space during the late Cold War and thereafter.

On 3 Oct I'll be in London to give a talk at RUSI about the origins/ evolution of space-based missile defense and its implications for space security and the transatlantic alliance. If you happen to be in London and are interested, the registration details are below:
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New podcast

How has strategic deterrence evolved from the Cold War to the current era?

@aaronbateman.bsky.social and @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social join @davidmandrews.bsky.social to explore this, with a focus on nuclear weapons, space capabilities and other approaches.

Listen
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Slightly belatedly sharing this H-Diplo roundtable honoring the contributions of the late Owen Cote. Contributions from Barry Posen, Steve Miller, Phil Haun, @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social, Lena Andrews, Austin Long, and myself.
We miss Owen everyday.
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Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International

Next week: "Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security" with @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social

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Thanks to the @astropoliticswg.bsky.social for a great discussion about my book this morning/afternoon, focusing on the counterspace elements of PRC strategic deterrence!

Under the Nuclear Shadow China's Deterrence Playbook

PWH director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and PWH faculty fellow @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social are featured on @jordanschneider.bsky.social's China Talk about Cunningham's new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security.
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Under the Nuclear Shadow China's Deterrence Playbook

I spoke to @jordanschneider.bsky.social on the China Talk podcast with my wonderful colleague @mchorowitz.bsky.social about all things China and strategic deterrence, inspired by my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book “Under the Nuclear Shadow”. Check it out: www.chinatalk.media/p/chinas-nuc...

Astropolitics The Astropolitics Working Group brings together scholars working on the politics of outer space. In this nascent field, we support, develop, and enrich research in studying the international politics…

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AGM: open to all AWG members 15 May - inc. a review of AWG activities, Update on Convenors' term and more

Book talk - Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security w/ @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social

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I’m excited to discuss my book “Under the Nuclear Shadow” on China and strategic deterrence in the info age at @perryworldhouse.bsky.social with @financialtimes.com US-China correspondent Demetri Sevastopulo TODAY! Details here perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/events/under... @princetonupress.bsky.social

Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Weapons in the Information Age - Perry World House How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war? Among the states facing this dilemma of fighting limited wars, only China has given…

This Tuesday (April 29) at noon EDT: @perryworldhouse.bsky.social welcomes @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social to discuss her new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow. Demetri Sevastopulo will be moderating.

Register today for this hybrid event:

Congratulations Tristan!!! So well-deserved!

Thanks to @rabsaa.bsky.social for her really thoughtful commentary on my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book at @belfercenter.bsky.social this week! Nuclear policy, emerging tech, and escalation are such exciting areas for further research!

Thanks to @matthew-bunn.bsky.social, Francesca Giovannini and the terrific nuclear community at the @belfercenter.bsky.social’s Project on Managing the Atom for hosting me to talk about my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book and my new research on the PRC nuclear modernization this week!

Book talk: Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security- Astropolitics | BISA - Astropolitics Working Group

📚 @astropoliticswg.bsky.social Book talk: 15 May
@fiona-cunningham.bsky.social will be discussing her new book 'Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security'

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Under the Nuclear Shadow: China's Information-Age Weapons in International Security How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war? Among the states facing this dilemma of fighting limited wars, only China has given inf...

Thank you to the Center for International Security Studies at Princeton SPIA for inviting me to talk about my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book yesterday. We had a terrific conversation about all things China, nuclear, technology, security & undersea warfare! ciss.princeton.edu/events/under...

Nuclear Weaponry and China’s Approach of Strategic Substitution A conversation between Bonnie Glaser and Fiona Cunningham discussing the limited war dilemma and China's approach of strategic substitution, based on the latter’s newly published book titled, "Under…

Check out the China Global Podcast hosted by @bglaser.bsky.social, where @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social discusses her new book Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information Age Weapons in International Security: www.gmfus.org/news/nuclear....

I'm really looking forward to presenting some of my ongoing research on the politics of basing space infrastructure abroad using case studies from the Cold War.

Strategic Deterrence in the Information Age: Why China’s Approach is Different Since the 1990s, China has invested in non-nuclear systems for strategic deterrence. Over time, however, Beijing has learned more about the pitfalls of these information-age weapons and built up its…

Check out this @carnegieendowment.org discussion with @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social, author of Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security: carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/....

SSP research affiliate @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social joins a panel of experts to discuss the history & the current trajectory of China’s nuclear arsenal in this recent episode of The Arms Control Poseur for the International Institute of Strategic Studies.
🔊Listen now: www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...

Brady-Johnson Book Series: Fiona Cunningham - Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs The Grand Strategy Program continues its spring book series with political scientist Fiona Cunningham’s new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security…

Tomorrow (3/27) at 5 pm EDT: Join the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs in welcoming @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social to discuss her new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow. She will be in conversation w/Alex Debs.

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Brady-Johnson Book Series: Fiona Cunningham - Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs The Grand Strategy Program continues its spring book series with political scientist Fiona Cunningham’s new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security (P...

On Thursday I’ll be in conversation with Alexandre Debs about my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book “Under the Nuclear Shadow” at Yale. Thanks to the Nuclear Security Program and the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy for hosting me! jackson.yale.edu/jackson-even...

Stability and change in nuclear thinking: Grand strategy, nuclear weapons, and policy change What explains when states shift how they understand the utility of their nuclear weapons? Existing literature offers mechanisms that should be expected to inhibit change, but does not offer an expl...

New article in Journal of Strategic Studies on grand strategy and nuclear weapons: makes the case that grand strategic change is probably necessary for any major shift in how states think about the political utility of their nuclear weapons www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #NukeSky

🇨🇳 What is China's approach to strategic substitution and how does it inform the country's nuclear doctrine?

🆕 This week on the China Global podcast, host @bglaser.bsky.social welcomes @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UPenn.

🎙️ Listen Now: bit.ly/4bXmMlD

Undersea communication cables: Critical infrastructure and vulnerable - ABC listen Over 95% of the world’s communications travels over undersea cables. In the last few months, in two of the most politically volatile regions of the world, the Baltic Sea and the waters around Taiwan, ...

Thanks to ABC (Australia's National Public Radio) for having me back on air to discuss submarine cable communications and their vulnerabilities.

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Strategic Deterrence in the Information Age: Why China’s Approach is Different Since the 1990s, China has invested in non-nuclear systems for strategic deterrence. Over time, however, Beijing has learned more about the pitfalls of these information-age weapons and built up its c...

ICYMI: the recording of my discussion about China, strategic deterrence, US-China arms control, and my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book with Mallory Stewart and Tong Zhao moderated by @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social is now available via @carnegieendowment.org carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...

It's Day 1 at #ISA2025! If you're in Chicago, come see us at Booth 404 in the Exhibit Hall. You can sign up for our mailing list and enter for a chance to win a copy of books from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social, @rhfontaine.bsky.social, @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social, and Scott Moore.

Thank you @perryworldhouse.bsky.social !!

Join me for a webinar discussion of my book, hosted by Prof. Margaret Peters at UCLA’s Burkle Center, today!

Under the Nuclear Shadow: China's Information-Age Weapons in International Security by Fiona S. Cunningham

In Under the Nuclear Shadow, @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social examines how and why China has pursued information-age weapons to gain leverage against its adversaries.

Out now. Read a free sample of this important book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...