Brian Wu is pursuing a master’s in international affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. His research interests focus on economic security, international defence cooperation, and Indo-Pacific geopolitics. His work has been published by the CDA Institute, the Yale Review of International Studies, and The China Project. His policy proposal, Stronger Middle Powers: Opportunities in Canada-Japan relations, has been selected as one of the winners of Global Affairs Canada’s 2026 International Policy Ideas Challenge.
Expertise
- Economic security
- Indo-Pacific geopolitics
- Canadian critical minerals
Selected Publications
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Wu, Brian. “The China-Japan Standoff: A Hardening of Hostilities with no Off-Ramp in Sight.” Policy Magazine. June 16, 2026. https://www.policymagazine.ca/
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Wu, Brian. “The Missing Link: Addressing the Rare Earths Gap in Canada’s Defense Industrial Strategy.” Second-prize paper presented at 2026 CDA Institute Graduate Student Conference, Ottawa, ON, May 7th. Special issue publication forthcoming.
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Wu, Brian. “Negotiating Economic Vulnerability and Human Rights Diplomacy: The Role of Perceptions in Germany-China Relations.” Edwin H. Sherman Family Prize for Undergraduate Scholarship in Force and Diplomacy. Temple University, 2022. https://liberalarts.temple.
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Wu, Brian. “‘Invisible China’: The hidden human capital crisis that threatens common prosperity.” The China Project (December 17, 2021).
https://thechinaproject.com/2021/12/17/invisible-china- the-hidden-human-capital- crisis-that-threatens-common- prosperity/
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