Dr Fiona Cunningham
Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Fiona Cunningham is a Non-Resident Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre. She is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and a Faculty Fellow at Perry World House. Her research interests lie in the intersection of technology and conflict, with an empirical focus on China. Fiona’s current book project explains how and why China threatens to use space weapons, cyber-attacks and conventional missiles as substitutes for nuclear threats in limited wars.
Biography
Dr Fiona Cunningham is a Non-Resident Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre. She is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and a Faculty Fellow at Perry World House. Her research interests lie in the intersection of technology and conflict, with an empirical focus on China. Fiona’s current book project explains how and why China threatens to use space weapons, cyber-attacks and conventional missiles as substitutes for nuclear threats in limited wars.
