Overview
Kyaw Hsan Hlaing is a PhD student in the Department of Government at Cornell and a recipient of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Originally from western Myanmar, his research specializes in comparative politics with a primary focus on revolution, regime change, rebel politics, violence, and authoritarianism. Before his doctoral studies, he was an award-winning independent journalist and a contributing writer for major international outlets, including TIME, Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, and Al Jazeera. He holds a BA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.