Writer. Editor. Strategist.
I'm a veteran reporter. I apply my research and writing skills to convey complex meaning in accessible language for the public good. I aim to spark dialogue between readers and leaders.
Since 1995, I've worked to explain the politics of business and culture in newspaper, magazine and book form.
I'm an enthusiastic manager able to break down tasks and motivate teams to hit deadlines with care and calm.
Recent work includes:
"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 a veteran reporter. I apply my research and writing skills to convey complex meaning in accessible language for the public good. I aim to spark dialogue between readers and leaders.
Since 1995, I've worked to explain the politics of business and culture in newspaper, magazine and book form.
I'm an enthusiastic manager able to break down tasks and motivate teams to hit deadlines with care and calm.
Recent work includes:
"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.