Dr Adrian Ang holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Calgary. Prior to joining RSIS, he was Assistant Professor at Florida International University (2008-2015) and also worked in the private sector as a research consultant (2016-2018). His research interests include American public opinion; political parties; elections, campaigns, and voting behaviour; and congressional politics.

• American public opinion
• American political parties
• US elections, campaigns and voting behaviour
• US congressional politics

Commentaries

• Observations and Foreign Policy Implications of the 2022 American Midterm Elections

  29 November, 2022

• Trump, Syria, And The Betrayal Of The Kurds

  10 October, 2019

Annual Reviews

• Selected Essays by RSIS Researchers - 2020

  18 January, 2021

IDSS Paper

• IP24033 | The US TikTok “Ban”: Larger Yards and Higher Fences?

  22 March, 2024

• IP23044 | The Implications and Fallout of the US Debt Ceiling Crisis

  13 June, 2023

• IP22009 | Missile Tests and Pyongyang’s Impatience at the Biden Administration’s “Strategic Patience”

  16 February, 2022

Op-Eds

• “Since the Pelosi Visit, China Has Created a New Normal in the Taiwan Strait” (with Olli Pekka Suorsa), The Diplomat, 10 August 2023
• “How China Integrates Drones Into PLA Operations Surrounding Taiwan” (with Olli Pekka Suorsa), The Diplomat, 27 May 2023
• “Trump’s arrest will only polarise US politics more”, Channel News Asia , 31 March 2023
• “Denialism and Voting Rights in the US Midterms”, Election Watch, 5 December 2022
• “The world’s two most important leaders have finally met. Will US-China ties improve?”, Channel News Asia , 17 November 2022
• “The ‘New Normal’ in PLA Incursions Into Taiwan’s ADIZ” (with Olli Suorsa), The Diplomat, 27 September 2022
• “Crossing the Line: The Makings of the 4th Taiwan Strait Crisis?”, The Diplomat, 17 August 2022
• “Are ADIZ Incursions China’s New Response to US Arms Sales to Taiwan?”, The Diplomat, 23 July 2022
• “US Courting Asia-Pacific, but Will It Bear Fruit?” (with Chang Jun Yan), New Straits Times, 12 June 2022
• “The Changing Pattern of China’s Aircraft Incursions Into Taiwan’s ADIZ” (with Olli Suorsa), The Diplomat, 13 May 2022
• “Explaining the PLA’s Record-Setting Air Incursions into Taiwan’s ADIZ” (with Olli Suorsa), The Diplomat, 14 October 2021
• “China’s Air Incursions Into Taiwan’s ADIZ Focus on ‘Anti-Access’ and Maritime Deterrence” (with Olli Pekka Suorsa), The Diplomat, 20 July 2021
• “Rewinding to the Singapore Summit to Move U.S.-DPRK Relations Forward” (with Shawn Ho), NK News, 12 June 2021