Biography
Drake Long is a PGR student in the Department of War Studies. His research at King’s College London focuses on Taiwanese military culture and organizational reform. He is a Senior Associate with the China Warfighting Initiative, a research center at the U.S. Marine Corps War College focused on the People’s Liberation Army of the PRC, as well as a member of UC-Berkeley’s US-Taiwan-European Next Generation Working Group. He’s previously worked for the U.S. Department of Defense and is currently a member of the Advisory Council for the American Bangladesh Foundation. He has been published in such outlets as Small Wars Journal, the China Military Studies Review, The Diplomat, and Marine Corps Gazette.
Research Interests
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Taiwan
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Organizational culture of world militaries
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Reform in military organizations
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The People's Liberation Army of China
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Cross-Strait Relations between Taiwan and the PRC
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PRC Territorial Disputes
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Law of the Sea
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Seabed Issues
Publications
Research articles:
- China Military Studies Review- Chinese Military Thinking on Siege Warfare (https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/CMSR_2026_Chinese%20Military%20Thinking_Long.pdf)
- Small Wars Journal- The Blue Helmet's New Battlefield: Drones, Proxies, and Weak Intelligence (https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/07/03/the-blue-helmets-new-battlefield/)
- Taiwan Research Hub- A Dual-Use Defence Industry for Taiwan: Potential and Pitfalls (https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/08/11/a-dual-use-defence-industry-for-taiwan-potential-and-pitfalls/)
Book chapters:
- In 'Evolution on Demand: The Changing Roles of the U.S. Marine Corps in 21st Century Conflicts and Beyond'- Force Design and Maritime Southeast Asia: Military Diffusion or Mutual Inspiration? (https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/Books-by-topic/MCUP-Titles-A-Z/Evolution-on-Demand/)
- In 'Structural Shift of Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific' - An Emerging Deep-Sea Economy: Implications for the Indo-Pacific (https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/14437?srsltid=AfmBOoqLkuvM2KRMoDqUgRdTfsXIVAFMTbiGQJE1dmqaZXy-eE7rBEJI#t=aboutBook)
- In 'Maritime Cooperation and Security in the Indo-Pacific Region, Essays in Honour of Sam Bateman' - "Creeping" Sovereignty over the Seabed: Reflections on the Continental Shelf Regime (https://brill.com/display/title/63876?rskey=ETvLYy&result=7)