Writing
Published writing and research
A few things I’ve written, researched, and reported.
10 pieces
- Critical Materials & Industry
Tungsten Supply Security (opens in a new tab)
Research Dossier 001 compares how China, the EU, the UK and Japan use export licensing, project designation, public finance and grants on tungsten.
Strategic Materials Policy Tracker
Evidence cutoff Sole author
- Indo-Pacific & Security
Japan and the United States Agree to Establish AMRAAM Final Assembly in Japan (opens in a new tab)
Allied defense ministers moved from discussing AMRAAM final assembly in Japan to committing to it, and agreed to share SM-3 Block IIA production information. Neither public account names a site, operator, contract or rate.
Indo-Pacific Record
Week ending Sole author
- Indo-Pacific & Security
China’s 50,000-Youth Initiative and the New Politics of China-US Exchange (opens in a new tab)
Sponsored student visits keep international contact alive. The piece argues that schools and analysts should also ask about the intentions behind those visits and the impressions they create.
The Diplomat
Sole author
- Research & Essays
Linguistic Gateways and Mediated Access: China's Adaptive Public Diplomacy in Senegal and Kenya (opens in a new tab)
A comparative study of how China adapts its public diplomacy, media outreach and language programs in Senegal and Kenya.
SSRN
Sole author
- Critical Materials & Industry
Antimony Supply Resilience (opens in a new tab)
Applied Strategy 001 works through antimony supply options for a hypothetical defense manufacturer, with a model and stated assumptions.
Strategic Materials Policy Tracker
Sole author
- Indo-Pacific & Security
Japan and the Philippines Narrow Their Destroyer Talks to a First Ship (opens in a new tab)
An October 28 joint statement turns the Abukuma-class talks toward a first ship and puts Japanese training support ahead of any transfer. Neither language version records a transfer decision.
Indo-Pacific Record
Week ending With Jophy Lin
- Indo-Pacific & Security
Three Days of Chinese Flights, Six Months of Japanese Scrambles (opens in a new tab)
Japan’s October air reports record repeated Chinese Y-9 flights near its southwestern approaches; newly released scramble figures put those encounters in a longer context.
Indo-Pacific Record
Week ending With Dylan Tanzi
- Indo-Pacific & Security
What Is Being Built in Laos? (opens in a new tab)
Vietnam’s digital-identity handover and China’s military training center show different kinds of cooperation in Laos, and how little a completed project tells us about lasting influence.
Indo-Pacific Record
Week ending With Dylan Tanzi
- News Reporting
Employee health insurance contributions to rise by nearly 10 percent in 2027 (opens in a new tab)
Reporting on changes to George Washington University employee health insurance costs.
The GW Hatchet
With Ruby Corriveau-Roche
- Research & Essays
Godzilla, Crisis Legitimacy, and U.S.-Centered Order in the MonsterVerse (opens in a new tab)
An essay on how the MonsterVerse films stage crisis, legitimacy and a U.S.-centered international order.
SSRN
Sole author