Weining Ai

Weining Ai is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the School of Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Arizona State University. His research interests include foreign policy analysis, international security, economic statecraft, network analysis, and China. His work uses quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the processes and outcomes of economic sanctions, military coercion, international conflict and cooperation, Chinese foreign policy, and U.S.-China relations.