Researching for the Council on Foreign Relations
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023
Ten Elections to Watch in 2024
Remembering 10 Americans Who Died in 2023
Takeaway: Writing copy for obituaries was a profound experience that forced me to reckon with what makes a life meaningful.
Expert Thinker: James M. Lindsay
Studying Military Strategy as a Ronald Reagan National Defense Fellow
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/cms/assets/1736459731-2023-ndf-fellows-bios.pdf
Takeaway: I was in Shock and Awe.
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
Takeaway: The piece that caused me to feel like maybe I could be a social scientist.
Debating the former British Ambassador to the US in the Cambridge Union
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJqfwE4eegE
Takeaway: The most nervous I have been in my whole life.
Writing, Acting, & Directing
https://www.camdram.net/people/luca-zislin
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
Takeaway: First college "field trip" ... it was amazing!
Writing for the Wall Street Journal Future Views Column
What Do Climate Summits Actually Achieve?
TikTok's Harmful Algorithm Will See You Now
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.
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/
Takeaway: An awesome early project of epic proportions.
Intelligent Diplomat: Julia Chang Bloch
Researching Industrial Policy at Berkeley APEC Study Center
Great Power Competition and Middle Power Strategies.
Rethinking the Political Economy of Industrial Policy
Takeaways: BASC is where I began to learn how to think.
Thought in 'Meta' Regimes Before Mark Zuckerberg: Vinod Aggarwal
Moderating a Conversation on Geopolitics and Technology with Audrey Tang
https://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/46478/
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/
Takeaway: 17 year old me was very stressed and very ambitious.
