Aakrith Harikumar

Editor-in-Chief

Aakrith is a second-year MA candidate focusing on States, Markets, and institutions in Asia. He graduated summa cum laude from the OP Jindal University in India with a BA in International Relations, specializing in the South Asian Political Economy. He also completed a short-term course in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at the University of Oxford. He previously interned at the Observer Research Foundation in India. Aakrith is passionate about the intersection of business and public policy and aspires to pursue a career in the consulting sector.

Daniel Sixto

Senior Editor

Daniel is a second year M.A. candidate focusing on International Economics and the Americas. He graduated from Florida International University with a B.A. in International Relations and Economics. He previously served as an Assistant Editor at the SAIS Review. Daniel’s research interests lie at the intersection of technology, economics, and national security.

Anthony De Luca-Baratta

Managing Editor

Anthony De Luca-Baratta is a Public Service Fellow and second-year MAIR Student at Johns Hopkins SAIS. He is a Google Public Policy Fellow at The Aspen Institute, where his work focuses on AI governance. He worked as an intern at the Center for the National Interest (CFTNI) during the summer of 2024, where his research centered on technology and national security policy, with a focus on AI. He has written articles on AI policy and Israeli foreign policy for The National Interest. At SAIS, Anthony focuses on AI governance, national security, and American grand strategy.

Seokjin Yun

Media Editor

Seokjin is a second-year M.A. candidate concentrating in Security, Strategy and Statecraft in East Asia. Seokjin is a recent graduate of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies with a B.A. in International Studies and English Education. His research interests include the intersection of Asia’s alliance politics and competition in the space domain. He has experience working at non-profit organizations focusing on military security in East Asia, such as the East Asia Institute and Project 2049 Institute. He is originally from Seoul, South Korea.

Jiwon Lim

Podcast Editor

Jiwon Lim is a first-year M.A. candidate focusing on Security, Strategy, and Statecraft in Asia. Jiwon is concurrently a senior in Johns Hopkins University majoring in International Studies and Sociology through the Hopkins Direct Matriculation Program. Her research interests include diaspora connections in SEA, nationalism, and the role of civil society in national security. Jiwon has experience working at non-profit organizations regarding US-Asia cooperation and digital media publications.

ADVISORY BOARD

James Steinberg
Chairperson

Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow, Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs

Mara Karlin
Faculty Advisor

Director, Foreign Policy Institute, SAIS

Narges Bajoghli
Advisory Board Member

Professor of Middle East Studies, SAIS

Kent Calder
Advisory Board Member

Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, SAIS

Bill Clifford
Advisory Board Member

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute

Marco Dell’Aquila
Advisory Board Member

Senior Adjunct Professor of Energy, Resources, and Environment, SAIS

Charles Doran
Advisory Board Member

Director, Global Theory and History Program, SAIS


Carla Freeman
Advisory Board Member

Senior Expert, China, United States Institute of Peace; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute

Thomas Keaney
Advisory Board Member

Senior Fellow, Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies; Senior Adjunct Professor, SAIS Strategic Studies Program

Peter Lewis
Advisory Board Member

Vice Dean, SAIS; Associate Professor and Director, SAIS African Studies Program

Thomas Mahnken
Advisory Board Member

Senior Research Professor and Co-Director, MASIS Program, Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, SAIS; President, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

James Mann
Advisory Board Member

Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute and Scholar-in-Residence, Europe and Eurasia Studies

Manjari Chatterjee Miller
Advisory Board Member

Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations; Associate Professor of International Relations, Boston University; Research Associate, Contemporary South Asian Studies Program, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies

Afshin Molavi
Advisory Board Member

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute and Director, emerge85 lab

Moisés Naím
Advisory Board Member

Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Obiora Okafor
Advisory Board Member

Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Bruce Parrott
Advisory Board Member

Professor, Russian and Eurasian Studies at SAIS

Jeffrey Pryce
Advisory Board Member

Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute and Vice Chair, International Arbitration, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Thomas Rid
Advisory Board Member

Professor, Strategic Studies at SAIS

Edward P. Joseph
Advisory Board Member

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute; Adjunct Professor at SAIS

Cinnamon Dornsife
Advisory Board Member

Former Director, Foreign Policy Institute; SAIS

Assistant Editors

Aakrith Harikumar
Print

Anhelina Kharuk
Print

Anthony De Luca-Baratta
Print

Audrey Lodes
Pod

Christopher Clark
Print

Daniel Sixto
Print

Jin Hua Yip
Print

Julia Mardeusz
Media

Rachel Hile
Print

Seokjin Yun
Print

Stefanella Julius
Pod

Previous Editorial Boards

Editor-in-Chief: Alexandra “Ash” Huggins

Senior Editor: Mira Anderson

Managing Editor: Nick Anthony

Media Editor: Santisouk Austin Saycocie

Podcast Editor: Kosi Ogbuli

Assistant Editors: Aakrith Harikumar, Anhelina Kharuk, Anthony De Luca-Baratta, Audrey Lodes, Christopher Clark, Daniel Sixto, Jin Hua Yip, Julia Mardeusz, Juliette Verlaque, Rachel Hile, Seokjin Yun, and Stefanella Julius.

Editor-in-Chief: Jonathan Mangrum

Senior Editor: Na-Yeon Park

Managing Editor: Isabel Fox

Media Editor: Daniel Hojnacki

Podcast Editor: Kosi Ogbuli

Editor-in-Chief: Ava Ao Shen

Senior Editor: Harrison Cahoone

Managing Editor: Cody Retherford

Media Editor: Jennifer Lee

Podcast Editor: Jen Roberts

Editor-in-Chief: Edie Wilson

Senior Editor: Will Marshall

Managing Editor: Erin Thomas

Media Editor: Jacob LaRochelle

Podcast Editor: Ester Fang

Editor-in-Chief: Michael Rosengard

Senior Editor: Simon Tran Hudes

Managing Editor: Jonathan Wilkinson

Web Editor: Jonathon Sine

Media Editor: Nainika Paul

Editor-in-Chief: Michael Sutherland

Senior Editor: Byeong-Jin Jeong

Managing Editor: Devan Kerley

Web Editor: Cory Combs

Director of Branding: Julian Strachan

Editor-in-Chief: Nicholas Childress

Senior Editor: Lindsay Steves

Managing Editor: Kathryn Olson

Web Editor: Sarah Hutson

Director of Publicity: Kyle Schut

Editor-in-Chief: Michael Cass-Antony

Senior Editor: Tyler Kellermann

Managing Editor: Allison M. Feikes

Web Editor and Publicity Director: Emmett Potts

Director of Branding: Kate Raley

Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Sobrino

Senior Editor: Patrick G. Rear

Managing Editor: Shuja A. Malik

Media Editor and Publicity Director: Brittany E. Coley

Editor-in-Chief: Christine Croft

Senior Editor: Diane French

Managing Editor: Bart Thanhauser

Web Editor: Sandra Zuniga Guzman

Editor-in-Chief: Meghan Kleinsteiber

Senior Editor: Lauren Caldwell

Managing Editor: Selena An

Web Editor: Rachel Ostrow