Projects
Researching for the Council on Foreign Relations
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023
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Ten Elections to Watch in 2024
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Remembering 10 Americans Who Died in 2023
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Takeaway: Writing copy for obituaries was a profound experience that forced me to reckon with what makes a life meaningful.
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Expert Thinker: James M. Lindsay
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Studying Military Strategy as a Ronald Reagan National Defense Fellow
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/cms/assets/1736459731-2023-ndf-fellows-bios.pdf
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Takeaway: I was in Shock and Awe.
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Place to be: Alexander Hamilton Society
Researching German Right-Wing Coalition- Formation published by Scripps College
Jewish People in the German Far-Right: How AfD is Pandering to Jews to Gain Legitimacy
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Takeaway: The piece that caused me to feel like maybe I could be a social scientist.
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Debating the former British Ambassador to the US in the Cambridge Union
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJqfwE4eegE
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Takeaway: The most nervous I have been in my whole life.
Writing, Acting, & Directing
https://www.camdram.net/people/luca-zislin
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Takeaway: I played Emmeline in Dryden and Purcell's Operetta King Arthur with a decent British accent.
Representing UC Berkeley at the European Union's Schuman Challenge
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5069301446446893&id=189422941101459&set=a.457884224255328
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Takeaway: First college "field trip" ... it was amazing!
Writing for the Wall Street Journal Future Views Column
What Do Climate Summits Actually Achieve?
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TikTok's Harmful Algorithm Will See You Now
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Takeaway: The climate change piece was published in print when I was 19. I see room for growth in my thinking, but I stand by my core argument.
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Newspaper I Read at Breakfast: WSJ
Conducting Independent Research on the Alliance Politics of NATO supported by the US-China Education Trust
https://uscet.org/2023-ambassador-julia-chang-bloch-fellowships-in-asian-studies/
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Takeaway: An awesome early project of epic proportions.
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Intelligent Diplomat: Julia Chang Bloch
Researching Industrial Policy at Berkeley APEC Study Center
Great Power Competition and Middle Power Strategies.
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Rethinking the Political Economy of Industrial Policy
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Takeaways: BASC is where I began to learn how to think.
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Thought in 'Meta' Regimes Before Mark Zuckerberg: Vinod Aggarwal
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Moderating a Conversation on Geopolitics and Technology with Audrey Tang
https://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/46478/
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Takeaway: A conversation that changed the way I understand competition and social harmony.
High School Glory Days: Competing on the USA Debate Development Team
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CLbKAsu5N/
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Takeaway: 17 year old me was very stressed and very ambitious.