Joseph Webster is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, and editor of the independent China-Russia Report. Webster’s broad portfolio focuses on energy and national security, with an emphasis on strengthening constitutional democracy against rival systems. Webster’s energy research centers on the US-China strategic competition and explores the role of energy in enabling artificial intelligence, the military applications of advanced batteries, and the geopolitical consequences of shifting energy systems. His functional specializations include batteries, solar, onshore wind, semi-baseload wind, and oil and gas.Webster’s national security-related work encompasses relations between China and Russia, including the countries’ economic interactions, planning for a potential Taiwan-related contingency, and shipbuilding and maritime supply chains.Webster completed a master’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, where he was a Mount Vernon fellow. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland. Webster is proficient in Mandarin and hails from Salisbury, Maryland.
