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 his coursework in modern Central Asian history, Benjamin serves as both a board member and the Events Chair of Asian Crossroads at Yale, a Yale-affiliated organization under the MacMillan Center that hosts events celebrating Central Asian culture and fostering regional geopolitical discussions. He is also the 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.

As a contributor to the Yale Review of International Studies (YRIS), Benjamin writes on Mongolian and Central Asian geopolitics and U.S. bilateral relations. He also serves as YRIS’s Outreach and Marketing Co-Director, leading efforts to solicit quarterly print issues, manage online publications, and coordinate events and interviews.

Looking ahead, Benjamin aspires to join the U.S. State Department as a diplomat, leveraging his regional expertise and cross-cultural experiences to contribute to international relations.

Department: History