DR. BONNIE YUSHIH LIAO

Dr. Bonnie Yushih Liao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Diplomacy and International Relations at Tamkang University, Taiwan. She received her doctoral degree in Japan and has conducted research on Indo-Pacific regional affairs for many years. Her research focuses on maritime governance, information resilience, public diplomacy, and regional security, with particular emphasis on the evolving security dynamics linking Northeast and Southeast Asia. Her recent work examines maritime coercion and evolving gray-zone challenges, including how regional actors identify, communicate, and respond to coercive activities below the threshold of armed conflict. She is currently developing an analytical framework for Maritime Governance Resilience to explore how regional actors can strengthen governance capacity and resilience in increasingly contested maritime environments. Drawing on academic research and policy experience, her work seeks to contribute to regional cooperation and a rules-based maritime order in the Indo-Pacific.

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