Francis Rico C. Domingo, PhD
Associate Professor
fcdomingo2@up.edu.ph
Francis Domingo is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in International Relations. Prior to joining the Department, he was faculty member of De La Salle University from 2010-2023 as well as a Teaching Fellow in Cybersecurity and International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington in 2016.
His research and teaching lie at the intersection of International Relations and Strategic Studies. His work has been published by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and in peer-reviewed academic journals such Comparative Strategy and Defense & Security Analysis. His book, Making Sense of Cyber Capabilities for Small States was published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis in 2022.
As part of policy engagement, Francis contributes to several government agencies and private organizations in the area of capacity building. He created the Cyber Strategy and Policy Program of the National Defense College of the Philippines and was elected as a Fellow of the Philippine Public Safety College in 2023. He is also a member of Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)’s Global Partnership for Responsible Cyber Behaviour.
Before joining academia, Francis worked briefly with the Office of Strategic and Special Studies (OSS), Armed Forces of the Philippines. In the private sector, he coordinated nationwide field operations involving brand protection and enforcement for several multinational companies, as the Associate Managing Director of RVDBic, a business risk and intelligence consultancy based in Makati City.
Education
- PhD International Relations, University of Nottingham, 2018
- MRes in Strategic Studies, University of Reading, 2014
- MA Intelligence Studies, Brunel University London, 2009
- BA Political Science, De La Salle University, 2004
Research Interests
Strategic Studies, Technology and International Security, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Relations Theory, Intelligence Studies
Recent Publications
Book
Domingo, F. (2022). Making Sense of Cyber Capabilities for Small States. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge. ISBN 9781032077628.
Book chapter
Domingo, F. (2014). Philippine Intelligence Community: A Case for Intelligence Transparency” In Jennifer Oreta and Kathline Tolosa (eds.) Philippine Security Sector Reform Modern Defense Force (pp. 75-86). Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.
Journal Articles
Domingo, F. (2016). China’s Engagement in Cyberspace. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016), pp. 245–259. DOI: 10.1177/2347797016645456
Domingo, F. (2016). Explaining Great Power Competition in Cyberspace. Comparative Strategy Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 154-168. DOI: 10.1080/01495933.2016.11764679
Domingo, F. (2015). The Problem of Expertise in Strategic Studies. Strategic Analysis Vol. 39(5), 527–534. DOI: 10.1080/09700161.2015.1069979
Domingo, F. (2015). The Contexts of Strategy as a Guide for Defense Planning in the Philippines. Defense & Security Analysis Vol. 31(2), 159-167. DOI:10.1080/14751798.2015.1069109
Domingo, F. (2014). The RMA Theory and Small States Military and Strategic Affairs Vol. 6 No. 3 (2014), 43-58.
Commissioned Work
Domingo, F. (2022). Security Implications of China’s Autonomous, Cyber, and Space Weapons Systems for the Philippines” in Bates Gill (eds.) Meeting China’s Emerging Capabilities (pp. 70-81). Washington D.C.: National Bureau of Research.
Domingo, F. and Misalucha-Willoughby, C. (2020). Japan-Philippines Security Cooperation in the Post-Coronavirus World, Makati, Philippines: Albert Del Rosario Institute of Strategic and International Studies.
Domingo, F. (2019). Singapore’s Cyber Defense Snapshot in Sean Cordey and Robert S. Dewar (eds.) National Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense Policy Snapshots Collection 2. Switzerland: Center for Security Studies: ETH Zürich 129-145.
Courses Taught
- International Studies 205: Evolution of the International System
- Social Science 2: Social, Economic, and Political Thought