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Nigel Li
Nigel Li specializes in geopolitical developments in Eurasia and nuclear arms control.
Li is a graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and Georgetown University. From 2024-2025, he was the Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker Fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, where he conducted research on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Born and raised in Singapore, he is currently based in Washington, D.C..
March 08, 2025
Kazakh Youth Find Their Voice for Nuclear Justice at the UN
By Nigel Li
Kazakhstan was among the original 50 states that signed and ratified the treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons in 2018.
February 11, 2025
Can Kazakhstan Succeed in Its Transition Toward Clean Energy?
By Nigel Li
Faced with climate disasters at home, Kazakhstan is accepting clean energy as a necessity, not just an ambition.
November 26, 2024
Central Asia’s Green Transition Goals Highlighted at COP29
By Nigel Li
Although Central Asia has demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, the path to a “green transition” remains fraught with obstacles.
September 10, 2024
Referendum to Decide Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Energy Ambition
By Nigel Li
Around 200 nuclear power plants are currently operating in 30 countries around the world. Kazakhstan may well be on its way to joining that list.
July 11, 2024
How Kazakhstan’s SCO Chairmanship Has Navigated East-West Tensions
By Nigel Li
Expanding membership risks a loss of focus for the organization, but Kazakhstan has pursued a vision that could be more enduring.
December 05, 2023
Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations
By Nigel Li
After a December 1 meeting in Tajikistan, security officials on both sides are proclaiming success and promising progress.
October 10, 2023
Washington’s Averted Shutdown, Divided House, and Concerned Allies
By Nigel Li
The current political turmoil is a worrying sign not just for America’s European allies, but also those in Asia.
July 31, 2023
Bilahari Kausikan on Why Singapore Is Still Not an Island
By Nigel Li
In a new book, the outspoken former diplomat offers his prescriptions for a world, and a region, in flux.
July 13, 2020
A ‘New Mandate’ for Singapore’s Government?
By Nigel Li and Nigel Li
Hoping to secure a stronger mandate, the PAP actually lost ground in vote share.
June 04, 2020
Singapore: Election Politics Amid the Pandemic
By Nigel Li and Nigel Li
Singaporeans are unhappy with their government's COVID-19 response, but the opposition may be too fractured to present a viable alternative.
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