Professor Minxin Pei on his book “The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China”
Professor Patricio Abinales on Dynastic Feuds in the Philippines
Professor Patricio Abinales grew up on the northwestern side of the Philippine island of Mindanao. He graduated with a degree in History from the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UP), and Ph.D... Read More
Suk-Young Kim on Millennial North Korea: Forbidden Media and Living Creatively with Surveillance
Suk-Young Kim is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and External Engagement, Head of Theater and Performance Studies, and Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Kim is ... Read More
Jeffrey Ding on the Diffusion of AI Technology
Jeffrey Ding is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation, ... Read More
Kevin Hewison on Authoritarianism and Regional Diplomacy in Thailand
Kevin Hewison is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Contemporary Asia and the Weldon E. Thornton Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Fr... Read More
Brian Harris on U.S. Counterterrorism and Diplomacy
Brian Harris is a former Senior Foreign Service Officer (rank of Minister Counselor) with over 20 years of experience in international diplomacy, policy, and leadership. His recent work involved advan... Read More
Richard Johnson on Arms Control and U.S. Foreign Policy
Richard C. Johnson served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy. He was responsible for policy on nuclear deterrence, arms control, cou... Read More
Professor Ian Baird on the Mekong Dam Region
Ian G. Baird is a Professor of Geography and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He conducts most of his research in Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. He has a wide range of int... Read More
John Lechner on the Wagner Group
John Lechner graduated from the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. At Georgetown, John focused on security issues in Central Africa an... Read More
Dr. Kelly Greenhill on the Weaponization of Migration in South and Southeast Asia
Kelly Greenhill, Ph.D., is a professor of Political Science and International Relations at Tufts University, with a secondary appointment at the Tisch College for Civic Life, and a Visiting Professor ... Read More