Dr. William Chen is a leading expert on Indo-Pacific geopolitical strategy, specializing in two core research areas: the evolution of Indo-Pacific security architectures and maritime disputes with rule-shaping dynamics.

• His methodological innovation lies in uniquely integrating strategic culture theory (including historical perspectives and decision-making cognition analysis) with network science approaches (such as alliance relationship modeling and influence node tracking). This framework enables him to deconstruct the “core-periphery” power structures in the Indo-Pacific region and reveal the hedging behaviors of Southeast Asian nations amid U.S.-China strategic competition.For maritime dispute research, he developed the distinctive “Rules-Power” dynamic equilibrium model, which quantitatively analyzes the interplay between legal norms and military deployments during South China Sea code of conduct negotiations, while assessing the weakening centrality of ASEAN.