Dmitriy Nurullayev is an assistant professor of government in the College of Applied Science & Technology and a faculty affiliate in the School of Government & Public Policy at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on the foreign policies of aspiring powers, especially China and Russia, as well as the relationship dynamics between the United States, China, and Russia. His work has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals, including Global Studies Quarterly and Social Science Quarterly, and has received funding from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Stanton Foundation. Before joining the faculty at the University of Arizona, Dmitriy held a postdoctoral fellowship at Tufts University and a predoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.