East & Pacific Asia
Biden’s Peninsula: A Korea Policy Outline for a New Administration
By Benjamin Zimmer |
Among the variety of foreign policy challenges the new Biden administration faces, effectively coordinating a policy toward the Korean peninsula is a critical challenge. After all, the peninsula is home to a key adversary and ally. North Korea The biggest issue inherited by the Biden administration is unraveling the personalized approach to North Korea favored…
Accelerate Indigenous Language Reclamation in Australia
By Sana Chaudhry |
Investment into Indigenous languages remains a low priority for the Australian government. Yet without more federal coordination and funding, Indigenous languages risk being lost forever. Protecting linguistic diversity is a global responsibility and Australia needs to accelerate its efforts.
Pyongyang’s Princess: The Rise of Kim Yo-Jong
By Benjamin Zimmer |
Although Kim Yo-jong has taken on a prominent role within the North Korean regime, she is not poised to be a successor to Kim Jung-un.
What’s Next for Hong Kong Protests? Geopolitics Will Drive China’s Response
By Kathryn Urban |
This summer marks one full year of continuous protests in Hong Kong against encroachment by mainland China. While Beijing will prioritize indirect means of controlling Hong Kong, military force may be on the horizon if China finds appropriate justification.
In Kim’s Neighborhood: Regional Actors and US-DPRK Relations
By Benjamin Zimmer |
Building off prior Charged Affairs articles, a co-authored article diving into the details of South Korea, Japan, and China's regional role in North Korea relations.
Coercive Coal: Chinese Energy Investment in Developing Countries
By Benjamin Zimmer |
Chinese coal power investment increases the vulnerability of developing countries to Beijing’s coercive leverage.
Biden’s Peninsula: A Korea Policy Outline for a New Administration
By Benjamin Zimmer |
Among the variety of foreign policy challenges the new Biden administration faces, effectively coordinating a policy toward the Korean peninsula is a critical challenge. After all, the peninsula is home to a key adversary and ally. North Korea The biggest issue inherited by the Biden administration is unraveling the personalized approach to North Korea favored…
Accelerate Indigenous Language Reclamation in Australia
By Sana Chaudhry |
Investment into Indigenous languages remains a low priority for the Australian government. Yet without more federal coordination and funding, Indigenous languages risk being lost forever. Protecting linguistic diversity is a global responsibility and Australia needs to accelerate its efforts.
Pyongyang’s Princess: The Rise of Kim Yo-Jong
By Benjamin Zimmer |
Although Kim Yo-jong has taken on a prominent role within the North Korean regime, she is not poised to be a successor to Kim Jung-un.
What’s Next for Hong Kong Protests? Geopolitics Will Drive China’s Response
By Kathryn Urban |
This summer marks one full year of continuous protests in Hong Kong against encroachment by mainland China. While Beijing will prioritize indirect means of controlling Hong Kong, military force may be on the horizon if China finds appropriate justification.
In Kim’s Neighborhood: Regional Actors and US-DPRK Relations
By Benjamin Zimmer |
Building off prior Charged Affairs articles, a co-authored article diving into the details of South Korea, Japan, and China's regional role in North Korea relations.
Coercive Coal: Chinese Energy Investment in Developing Countries
By Benjamin Zimmer |
Chinese coal power investment increases the vulnerability of developing countries to Beijing’s coercive leverage.