My analysis of the outlook for South Korea during the Trump administration. nbr.org/publication/th…

I’m extremely grateful to the full room of audience for my very first book launch of STATE BUILDING IN COLD WAR ASIA! LSE International History LSE Southeast Asia

Did you know The Elliott School offers #feewaivers to special fellowship recipients, such as @PayneFellowship and Rangel Program fellows? Find out how at ow.ly/TEVo50UQBsq?

The Elliott School has extended the deadline for applying with fellowship consideration to 3/1. We have special fellowships for Korea and Taiwan. GW is the only DC school recognized as a National Resource Center in East Asia & the only school in DC with its own Korea Institute.

我校研究东亚教授Brazinsky指出：被川普关闭的美国国际开发署作为美国外交政策的重要组成部分，历史悠久。如冷战时期的台湾，收到了美国开发署大量援助。那时台湾人缺衣少食，由于USAID 的援助，人们不仅收到了食物，还把装食物的袋子变成了内衣（来自历史研究院的展览）。

Physical copies are arriving! If you are attending AAS next week, you can find a copy at the University of California Press (is on Bluesky) exhibit booth! ucpress.edu/books/in-the-g…

It’s an honour to have my U.S. book launch hosted by my PhD alma mater George Washington University GW Sigur Center for Asian Studies and chaired by my PhD supervisor ⁦Gregg Brazinsky 裴斗虎⁩. March 24th, 4-5pm ET online sigur.elliott.gwu.edu/tag/china/

Former Facebook executive and renowned venture capitalist explains which majors will be most needed in the AI era. I hope university administrators who are intent on dismantling the humanities are listening!

Yun Suk Yeol has been removed from office. I hope and believe that the next president of the ROK will be judicious enough to help South Korea prosper despite all of the turmoil that it faces.

Open access publication! My book is now available open access for everyone to read and download free on the University of California Press (is on Bluesky) website: ucpress.edu/books/in-the-g… A brief thread about the book /1

Coming out on June 3

今天参加我学校GWU艾略特国际事务学院学术研究展，我的参展作品是《民粹主义：川普、庇隆、毛泽东在文化大革命》Populism: Peron, Trump, and Mao in Cultural Revolution,引起学生教授们关注。有教授说你不仅惹恼了中共，而且惹恼了川普，你不担心被驱逐出境吗？我说我相信GWU会保护我。我们哈哈大笑

Congratulations, Prof. Kang! GWU Religion celebrates your tremendous accomplishments: the Levenson Prize in Chinese History Association for Asian Studies and the 2025 Faculty Honors Recipient GW University !!!

I was interviewed by Academia Sinica and talked about my first book and current book project: GI Joe in Cold War Taiwan: A Transnational History.

Finally: The World of the Cold War! I mean the book, not the state of international affairs. Although who can predict…

Our book is released today! Thanks everyone who joined this project. It's now available for purchase on the UNC Press site. Use promo code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%. uncpress.org/book/978146968…

Available from @cambridgeUP in January 2026!

I appreciate The Diplomat for publishing my piece: After the Tiananmen Square Massacre: A Reflection on America’s China Policy today.  thediplomat.com/2025/06/after-… After June 4, 1989, the U.S. government downgraded concerns over China’s human rights record to pursue realist