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Justin Hastings is a Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics at the University of Sydney's Department of Government and International Relations. He holds affiliations with key research centers including the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, China Studies Centre, and Sydney Cyber Security Network. His research focuses on clandestine non-state actors (terrorists, smugglers, pirates), nuclear proliferation, and regional security dynamics in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Education: AB from Princeton University (2001), MA (2003) and PhD (2008) in Political Science from University of California, Berkeley.
Research interests include political geography, globalization's impact on security, and transnational criminal networks. Recent work examines North Korea's global economic engagement, maritime security, and nuclear proliferation networks. His notable publications include A Most Enterprising Country: North Korea in the Global Economy (2016) and No Man's Land: Globalization, Territory, and Clandestine Groups in Southeast Asia (2010).
Grants include ARC-funded projects on North Korean trade networks, agricultural conflicts, and nuclear proliferation. He advises PhD student Daniel Gomez on U.S. South China Sea policy. Collaborations span institutions like KAIST (South Korea) and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Labs/Teams: Active in cross-disciplinary research networks addressing nuclear nonproliferation, maritime terrorism, and authoritarian economies.
