Lai Yu-Hsuan holds a PhD in International Politics from National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Her academic focus is on International Relations, particularly examining the strategic decisions and security policies of small and medium states, as well as nationalism and European Union studies. Yu-Hsuan's research contributes to understanding the complexities of state behavior in the international system, supported by her participation in academic conferences and publications that explore geopolitical challenges and national identity dynamics.

Publications
Yu-Hsuan Lai, "The Impact of the globalization of COVID-19 on the separatist movements: Using Scotland as an example," Journal of International and Public Affairs, Issue 16 (July 2023), pp. 43-80.
Yu-Hsuan Lai, "Research on the Strategic Pathways of the Ryukyuan People in Japan Analysis of National Identity and International Power Structure," East Asia Forum, Issue 519 (March 2023), pp. 51-61.
San-Yi Yang and Yu-Hsuan Lai, "Foreign Policies, Revolutions, and Geopolitical Divisions," Tamkang Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 25, No. 1 (2021), pp. 13-56.

Conferences
Yu-Hsuan Lai, "Territorial Disputes and Hedging Strategies: Case Studies of Azerbaijan," 19th Annual Conference of Center for Global Peace and Strategy Studies: Hedging Strategies for Small and Medium-Sized Countries along Geopolitical Fault Lines (Taichung: National Chung Hsing University, 2023).
Yu-Hsuan Lai, "Strategic Choices of Ethnic Movements within Contemporary European Nation-States," Proceedings of the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association of International Relations International Academic Conference (Taipei: National Chengchi University Comprehensive Academy Building, 2022).
Yu-Hsuan Lai, "The Impact of the Globalization of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Contemporary European Separatist Movements—The Case of Scotland, United Kingdom," Proceedings of the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association of International Relations International Conference (Taipei: College of Social