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Fei Su
Researcher
Fei Su
Fei Su is a Researcher in the SIPRI China and Asia Security Programme. She joined SIPRI as a Research Assistance in March 2015 and was based in Beijing. Prior to joining SIPRI, she lived and studied in Seoul for three years, where she strengthened her fluency in Korean. She holds a MA in Public Administration from Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University, focusing on governance. She wrote her Korean-language dissertation on the impact of government size on corruption in China.
Fei's research interests focus on regional security issues in East Asia with a special interest in North Korea, China’s foreign and security policy, and maritime security. Her other research interest is within the field of geo-economics and cybersecurity.
Subject expertise
Non-proliferation and sanctions; Governance; Korean Peninsula; International and regional security; connectivity
Regional expertise
North East Asia
CONTACT Fei Su
Languages
Chinese, English, Korean
Education
MA in Public Administration, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
BA in Korean Language and Literature, Minzu University of China
SIPRI AND PARTNER PUBLICATIONS
- Enhancing Cyber Risk Reduction and the Role of the European Union (SIPRI, Stockholm: December 2024)
- De-risking: The EU’s and Japan’s Approaches to Managing Economic Relations with China (SIPRI, Stockholm: February 2024)
- Cyber Risk Reduction in China, Russia, the United States and the European Union (SIPRI, Stockholm: June 2024)
- Navigating Security Dilemmas in Indo-Pacific Waters: Undersea Capabilities and Armament Dynamics (SIPRI, Stockholm: June 2024)
- Advancing the Role of the European Union in Promoting Global Cyber Stability (SIPRI, Stockholm: December 2023)
- Naval Incident Management in Europe, East Asia and South East Asia (SIPRI, Stockholm: March 2023)
- Mapping Cyber-related Missile and Satellite Incidents and Confidence-building Measures (SIPRI, Stockholm: November 2023)
- Cyber Crossover and Its Escalatory Risks for Europe (SIPRI, Stockholm: September 2023)
- Cyber Posture Trends in China, Russia, the United States and the European Union (SIPRI, Stockholm : December 2022)
- China’s Evolving Approach to Foreign Aid (SIPRI, Stockholm: May 2022)
- Treading Lightly: China’s Footprint in a Taliban-led Afghanistan (SIPRI, Stockholm: November 2022)
- A New Estimate of China’s Military Expenditure (SIPRI, Stockholm: January 2021)
- China–EU Connectivity in an Era of Geopolitical Competition (SIPRI, Stockholm: March 2021)
- A Strategic Triangle in the Arctic? Implications of China–Russia–United States Power Dynamics for Regional Security (SIPRI, Stockholm: March 2021)
- EU Security Perspectives in an Era of Connectivity: Implications for Relations with China (SIPRI, Stockholm: February 2020)
- Estimating the Arms Sales of Chinese Companies (SIPRI, Stockholm: January 2020)
- Artificial Intelligence, Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk (June 2020)
- Cyber-incident Management: Identifying and Dealing with the Risk of Escalation (SIPRI, Stockholm: September 2020)
- Reassessing CBRN Threats in a Changing Global Environment (SIPRI, Stockholm: June 2019)
- The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Security Implications and Ways Forward for the European Union (September 2018)
- China's Engagement of North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities for Europe (February 2017)
External publications
- Su, F. and Yuan, J., Chinese thinking on AI integration and interaction with nuclear command and control, force structure, and decision-making, European Leadership Network (Nov 2023)
- Su, F. and Liang, X., Ten-year review of China’s defence budget: Steadily toward modernisation, 9dashline, (9 May 2023)
- Su, F. and Yuan, J., Emerging and disruptive technologies, nuclear risk, and strategic stability: Chinese literature review, European Leadership Network (December 2022)
- Su, F. and Yuan, J., Between a Rock and a Very Hard Place: China’s Ukraine War Dilemma, Global Asia, Vol.17 No.2 (June 2022)
- Su, F. and Yuan, J., China’s Dilemma in the Russia-Ukraine War, Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (May 2022)
- Su, F., China's Potential Role as Security Guarantor for North Korea, 38North (24 Oct 2018)