JOSHUA BERNARD ESPEÑA

Mr. Joshua Bernard B. Espeña is a Young Leader at Pacific Forum, a lecturer at the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and Vice President of the Manila-based think tank, International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC). He formerly served as a defense analyst at the Office for Strategic Studies and Strategy Management, Armed Forces of the Philippines. He finished his Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude) in International Studies at the University of the East, Manila, and is a candidate for the degree of Master in International Studies at the University of the Philippines, with his thesis focusing on naval diplomacy as a means of states to have other states recognize them as “order contributors.” His research interests are naval diplomacy and statecraft, Philippine strategic affairs and defense policy, middle power politics and grand strategy, and the future of warfare and wargaming. His works and interviews appeared in The Diplomat, The Interpreter, South China Morning Post, Inquirer, Rappler, Business World Philippines, Pacific Forum, Global Taiwan Institute, 9DashLine, Voice of America, East Asia Forum, Policy Forum, and Arab News, among others.

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