The 38 North Program on the Henry L. Stimson Middle is happy to welcome our inaugural 2024-2025 cohort for the 38 North Rising Students Fellowship Program.
Over the following a number of months, this group of students shall be mentored by senior North Korea watchers to reinforce their analysis methodology and understanding of North Korea. They may even publish on 38 North and take part in a lot of private and non-private occasions.
Meet the Cohort:
Gordon Kang is a Senior Analyst within the Regional Safety Structure Programme on the S. Rajaratnam College of Worldwide Research (RSIS), Nanyang Technological College, Singapore. He’s additionally a member of the Council for Safety Cooperation within the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Singapore. He beforehand labored as a Analysis Assistant on the Korea Centre, East Asian Institute (EAI), Nationwide College of Singapore, and on the Korean Research Analysis Hub and Gender, Setting and Migration Cluster, Asia Institute, College of Melbourne. He holds a grasp’s in worldwide relations (Superior) from the Australian Nationwide College (ANU), and a bachelor’s in politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the identical college. He has revealed in peer-reviewed journals akin to The Pacific Evaluation, and commentary platforms akin to The Diplomat and The Interpreter. His analysis pursuits embody Overseas Coverage on the Korean Peninsula; Diplomacy and Engagement with North Korea; Geopolitics in East Asia; and Crucial Safety Research and Worldwide Relations Idea.
Ludovica Favarotto is a Analysis Trainee on the Italian Institute for Worldwide Political Research (ISPI), the place she focuses on analyzing up to date geo-economic challenges, significantly inside the Asia Pacific area. She holds a bachelor’s diploma in philosophy, Worldwide and Financial Research from Ca’ Foscari College of Venice and a grasp’s diploma in worldwide Financial Coverage from Sciences Po Paris. Whereas finishing her Grasp’s, Ludovica gained worthwhile worldwide expertise by interning on the KF-VUB Korea Chair and a Brussels-based public affairs consultancy, the place she targeted on digital and competitors insurance policies. In 2023, Ludovica was chosen amongst 30 younger students from top-notch universities to take part within the tenth NEREC Summer time Fellows Program on “Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.” Ludovica’s analysis pursuits embody the intricate political and financial challenges in each the European and East Asian areas, paying explicit consideration to unraveling the safety and political dynamics of the Korean Peninsula.
Ki Suh Jung is a United States Navy international space officer specializing within the Indo-Pacific area. He served two excursions as a method and coverage officer within the Republic of Korea, first on the ROK-US Mixed Forces Command after which at US Naval Forces Korea. He was beforehand a floor warfare officer and served two excursions on guided-missile destroyers forward-deployed to Japan. He holds a BA in authorities and economics from Dartmouth Faculty and a Grasp of Worldwide Public Coverage from the Johns Hopkins College of Superior Worldwide Research.
Jinwan Park is a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua College, China, and a researcher specializing in East Asia. His work has been featured in quite a few publications, together with Nikkei Asia, Middle for Strategic and Worldwide Research, South China Morning Submit, The Nationwide Curiosity, and Asia Unbound, amongst others. Jinwan’s skilled experiences span roles at CSIS, CFR, the Chicago Council on World Affairs, the UW Middle for East Asian Research, and the US Consulate in Busan. He has represented South Korea at a number of worldwide boards, such because the US-ROK-Japan Trilateral World Management Youth Summit and the ASEAN-Korea Youth Summit. Captivated with driving optimistic change, Jinwan based Schooling Empowerment Korea, an academic non-profit, and has actively championed human rights initiatives. He earned his BA in Political Science from the College of Wisconsin-Madison, following two years of examine at Keio College in Japan.
This program is made doable by means of the beneficiant help of the Henry Luce Basis.
