Benjamin M. Nuland

Benjamin Nuland is a History major from Shanghai, China, currently based in Princeton, New Jersey. His academic and professional interests center on China, Mongolia, and Central Asia, with a particular focus on how the Belt and Road Initiative has influenced domestic politics and non-alignment policies in the region. Benjamin has a diverse background in international engagement, having worked with an NGO in Guatemala and, in the summer of 2024, participated in election observation in Mongolia alongside a team of sociologists and political scientists from the University of British Columbia.

Building on coursework in the modern history of Central Asia, Benjamin serves as a board member of the Asian Crossroads Organization, a Yale-affiliated group under the MacMillan Center that hosts events on Central Asian culture and geopolitics. He is also a founder of the Asian Jewish Union, an affinity group associated with the Asian American Cultural Center, the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life, and the LUNAR Collective, a national coalition for Asian Jews.

Benjamin contributes to the Yale Review of International Studies, writing on topics related to Mongolian and Central Asian geopolitics and U.S. bilateral relations. Looking ahead, he aspires to join the U.S. State Department as a diplomat, leveraging his deep regional knowledge and cross-cultural experiences to contribute to international relations.

Department: History