Daeun Choi
Daeun Choi is a Research Associate at the Center for Foreign Policy and National Security at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, South Korea. Previously she worked as a Diplomacy research development associate at Youthplomacy and a human rights analyst at the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. She also supported city-diplomacy activities at […]
Phuong Pham
Phuong Pham is a research analyst at Laber Labs, a machine learning research group based in the Department of Statistical Science, Duke University. His research interests lie at the intersection of international political economy and international security, focusing on how private actors shape economic statecraft instruments, and how firms’ commercial interests influence states’ security interests. […]
Chrissy Fisher
Chrissy Fisher is a Program Manager at Pacific Forum and will support the newly established Honolulu Defense Forum (HDF). Previously she served as the Defense Support & Engagement Officer and the Executive Assistant to the Consul-General & Public Diplomacy Officer at the Australian Consulate-General in Honolulu. In these roles, she managed VIP events and visits, handled […]
Kester Abbott
Kester Abbott is a Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and a Nonresident James A. Kelly Korea Fellow at the Pacific Forum. His research explores strategies for deepening security cooperation between U.S. allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic. Kester formally interned at the ‘UK in the World’ […]
Sheewon Min
Sheewon Min recently graduated from Georgetown University with a Master’s in Asian Studies with dual concentrations in international political economy and politics and security. She is a current research intern at the Korea Economic Institute (KEI), where she mainly investigates ROK-ROC-PRC relations and U.S. alliance frameworks. While her regional focus is mainly on the Indo-Pacific […]
Jinwan Park
Jinwan Park is a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University, China, and a researcher specializing in East Asia. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including Nikkei Asia, Center for Strategic and International Studies, South China Morning Post, The National Interest, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Jinwan’s professional experiences span roles at CSIS, CFR, […]
Chitrali Parashar
Chitrali Parashar is an Analyst with The Asia Group’s Japan practice. Before joining The Asia Group, Chitrali interned with the East Asia and Pacific practice at the Albright Stonebridge Group. In the summer of 2023, she broke new ground as the first foreign national to intern with the International Strategy Unit of Japan’s Digital Agency. Her […]
Nandimath Omprakash V
Prof. Nandimath Omprakash V, an academic lawyer, uniquely known to use law as a strategic tool for development and decision-making. He has honed this unique perspective in nearly 28 years of law teaching, research and consultancy experience. A trained business lawyer, he attempts to study the regulatory interphase between trade, environment and health. He was […]
Pranusha Kulkarni
Ms. Pranusha Kulkarni is a PhD candidate in Public Policy, at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, specialising in governance of just energy transitions in global south. She is a recipient of two coveted fellowships in India – the Research and Writing Fellowship by the Just Transition Research Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology, […]
Harsha Singh
My name is Harsha Singh and I come with extensive experience working in different newsrooms, more than four of which have been spent in financial and tech newsrooms in India. I have been part of legacy media like The Times of India and niche newsrooms like The Morning Context. In my short but significant career, […]
