Researcher. Writer. Editor. Strategist.
I'm an independent consultant whose research, analysis, writing and strategy applies my 30 years in journalism to convey complex meaning in accessible language for the public good. I aim to spark dialogue between readers and leaders. Since early 2024, I've been doing investigative research for Michael Kovrig's forthcoming book and a report on arbitrary detention and covering the U.S. v. Huawei trial.
"Huawei on trial, #3 — Snapshots from the U.S. criminal prosecution of China’s controversial telecommunications titan," Strategic Narratives, October 16, 2026
"Chinese EVs Won’t Save Canada’s Auto Industry. They Will End It," Michael Kovrig, The Walrus, June 19, 2026 [research]
"Countering state-perpetrated arbitrary detention: a strategic framework for democratic response," Michael Kovrig & Vina Nadjibulla, Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, March 30, 2026 [research]
"The Last China Hand," Foreign Policy, February 14, 2025 — America's senior expert on Chinese law Jerry Cohen talks with me about his memoir and his life's work trying to understand The People's Republic.
”Ai Weiwei’s ‘Zodiac’ Is a Mystical Memory Tour,” The New York Times, February 7, 2024 — Twelve years after our first interview, one of the world's most famous activist artists delves into the ideas behind his new graphic memoir.
“Vanessa Hope on Taiwan, the Invisible Nation,” The Wire China, January 14, 2024 — An American documentarian on the rise of Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female, democratically elected president.
I'm an independent consultant whose research, analysis, writing and strategy applies my 30 years in journalism to convey complex meaning in accessible language for the public good. I aim to spark dialogue between readers and leaders. Since early 2024, I've been doing investigative research for Michael Kovrig's forthcoming book and a report on arbitrary detention and covering the U.S. v. Huawei trial.
"Huawei on trial, #3 — Snapshots from the U.S. criminal prosecution of China’s controversial telecommunications titan," Strategic Narratives, October 16, 2026
"Chinese EVs Won’t Save Canada’s Auto Industry. They Will End It," Michael Kovrig, The Walrus, June 19, 2026 [research]
"Countering state-perpetrated arbitrary detention: a strategic framework for democratic response," Michael Kovrig & Vina Nadjibulla, Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, March 30, 2026 [research]
"The Last China Hand," Foreign Policy, February 14, 2025 — America's senior expert on Chinese law Jerry Cohen talks with me about his memoir and his life's work trying to understand The People's Republic.
”Ai Weiwei’s ‘Zodiac’ Is a Mystical Memory Tour,” The New York Times, February 7, 2024 — Twelve years after our first interview, one of the world's most famous activist artists delves into the ideas behind his new graphic memoir.
“Vanessa Hope on Taiwan, the Invisible Nation,” The Wire China, January 14, 2024 — An American documentarian on the rise of Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female, democratically elected president.