Welcome

Hello! I’m Dr. Dennis Lu-Chung Weng, Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Political Science at Sam Houston State University, and the founding Director of the Asia Pacific Peace Research Institute, a think tank dedicated to advancing peace, security, and policy dialogue in the Asia-Pacific region. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas and have previously taught at Wesleyan University, SUNY-Cortland, and the University of Texas at Dallas.

My professional work bridges academia, diplomacy, public policy, and international affairs. My research and public engagement focus on comparative politics, international relations, public opinion, democratic governance, and security issues in the United States and the Asia-Pacific, with particular emphasis on U.S.-China-Taiwan relations. Through my scholarship, media commentary, and policy engagement, I seek to connect academic research with real-world political and diplomatic challenges.

I am the author and coauthor of several books, including The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait in English, Decoding Washington DC in Chinese, Miss Judging Wars? in Chinese, and the forthcoming book The Trump Empire: Reglobalization and the New World Order in Chinese. My academic work has appeared in leading journals such as Electoral Studies, Democratization, and the Journal of Asian and African Studies, among others.

Beyond my academic publications, I am actively engaged in international policy discussion and public diplomacy. I have been interviewed by major media outlets including the BBC, The New York Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, TVBS, VOA Chinese, and other U.S. and international media platforms. I also provide regular political commentary in print, radio, television, podcasts, and online platforms, offering analysis on American politics, Asian politics, elections, political behavior, and the evolving dynamics of U.S.-China-Taiwan relations.

In addition to my teaching and research, I serve as a foreign policy advisor and political consultant, providing strategic analysis to policymakers, political leaders, and consulting firms in the United States and Asia. My work aims to help audiences better understand the complex intersections of domestic politics, international security, diplomacy, and global political change.

You can view my CV here, my Google Scholar profile here.

I can be reached via email here.