Ryan Hitch

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Ryan Hitch is a PhD student in the Political Science program at the CUNY Graduate Center, specializing in international security and foreign policy. His research focuses on alliance politics and the strategic behavior of middle powers in a shifting global order. He holds a B.A. from Hampshire College (2016), an M.Sc. from the Technical University of Munich (2020), and an M.A. in Political Science from the CUNY Graduate Center (2023). He currently teaches undergraduate courses on international relations, international political economy, and international security at the City College of New York. As a China at CUNY Teaching Fellow, Ryan is incorporating China-related content into his international security course, with a focus on the strategic implications of the Belt and Road Initiative. He has previously held writing fellowships at the Technical University of Munich and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.