Yuan Yuan Hsu

Yuan Yuan Hsu is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California. Her research examines the politics of defense technology and export controls in U.S.-allied states, with a regional focus on East Asia. Her dissertation explores how technologically advanced allies navigate alliance dependence and economic-security tradeoffs amid expanding domestic technological capabilities, focusing on how domestic political and industrial actors shape allied responses to U.S. technology restrictions. Her work draws on fieldwork in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, including elite interviews and archival materials. Before pursuing her doctoral studies, Yuan Yuan graduated summa cum laude from National Taiwan University and earned M.A. degrees in Political Science from National Taiwan University and the University of Missouri–Columbia.