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Stephanie
Kleine-Ahlbrandt

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt is the Finance Expert on the UN Panel of Experts Established Pursuant to Resolution 1874.

Previously, she served as Asia-Pacific Director at the United States Institute of Peace. From 2008-2013, she established and managed the Beijing office of the International Crisis Group, engaging in research, analysis and promotion of policy prescriptions on the role of China in conflict areas around the world and in its relations with neighboring countries.

Kleine-Ahlbrandt worked as an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations from 2006 to 2007. Prior to that she worked for the United Nations for a decade where she focused on the African continent and served as Officer-in-Charge of the Asia-Pacific region. Previously, Kleine-Ahlbrandt was seconded by the U.S. Department of State to the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, investigated genocide and other human rights violations for the United Nations in Rwanda (1994-1995), and worked with the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Council of Europe.

Kleine-Ahlbrandt has written on China’s foreign policy, Chinese views of the strategic environment, Sino-U.S. relations, Chinese assessments of the Iran nuclear issue, the Korean peninsula, maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas, China-Central Asian relations, China-Myanmar relations and China-Africa relations. Her writings have been published in Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Le Monde, Die Zeit and the International Herald Tribune, as well as various edited volumes on Asian security. Kleine-Ahlbrandt is the author of a book on post-genocide Rwanda.

Contact

    1. Email: stephanieka @stephanieka.net
    2. Twitter: @ska_kongshan
    3. Facebook: /ska.kongshan
    4. LinkedIn: Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt
    5. YouTube: ska250

Media Mentions

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt has contributed quotes and analysis to various national and international publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Guardian and The Financial Times.

Compiled list of media mentions

Media Mentions

  1. "China’s Ambassador Says Ties with U.S. Are No Longer 'Zero-Sum Game'"
    U.S. Institute Of Peace
    10 April 2014
  2. "Malaysia flight MH370 hunt sees suspicion and cooperation"
    The Guardian
    14 March 2014
  3. "China Set to Press North Korea Further on Nuclear Aims, Kerry Says"
    The New York Times
    14 February 2014
  4. "Jang's Mistake: N. Korea Trade Network Tarnished By Envy"
    Forbes
    17 December 2013
  5. "United States Vice-President seeks to balance interests during visit to China"
    South China Morning Post
    4 December 2013
  6. "Asia economic talks on back burner as US mediates China air defence row"
    The Guardian
    3 December 2013
  7. "Tensions in the East China Sea May Embroil US"
    To The Point - KCRW
    2 December 2013
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  8. "Riskante Muskelspiele"
    Hannoversche Allgemeine
    29 November 2013
  9. "China scrambles fighter jets towards US and Japan aircraft in disputed air zone"
    The Guardian
    29 November 2013
  10. "China's behaviour over air defence zone 'unsettling', says US"
    The Telegraph
    28 November 2013
  11. "China 'monitored' US flights over disputed islands in East China Sea"
    The Telegraph
    27 November 2013
  12. "Imitation Is the Securest Form of Flattery"
    Foreign Policy
    27 November 2013
  13. "USA setzen auf Bomber-Diplomatie"
    Deutsche Presse-Agentur
    26 November 2013
  14. "U.S. Flies Bombers Through East China Sea Air Space China Claims"
    NPR
    26 November 2013
  15. "U.S. Flies B-52s Through China's Proclaimed Airspace"
    NPR
    26 November 2013
  16. "Why China's new air zone incensed Japan, U.S."
    CNN
    26 November 2013
  17. "China slams 'inappropriate' U.S. remarks on territorial dispute with Japan"
    CNN
    25 November 2013
  18. "A Game of Shark and Minnow - Who Will Win Control of the South China Sea?"
    New York Times Sunday Magazine
    27 October 2013
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  19. "Why, and What, You Should Know About Central Asia"
    New York Review of Books
    15 August 2013
  20. "Man sets off bomb at Beijing airport, state media report"
    The Washington Post
    20 July 2013
  21. "Analysts: North Korea talks follow well­-worn path"
    CNN
    19 June 2013
  22. "Pondering Pyongyang: Beijing's problem child"
    CNN
    19 June 2013
  23. "外媒评价习近平在对外关系上愿意展露自己个性"
    Jing Hua Times
    10 June 2013
  24. "Test of U.S.-China Summit to Come in Four Weeks"
    The Wall Street Journal
    10 June 2013
  25. "SKA presentation at Conference on Sino-U.S. Relations"
    Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
    9 June 2013
  26. "由中国公共外交协会、中国国际问题研究所联合主办的“中美关系研讨会”(6月9日)"
    People.com
    9 June 2013
  27. "孔珊:中美加强合作能有效应对损害两国利益的挑战"
    People.com
    9 June 2013
  28. "中美關係研討會在京舉行"
    Xinhua.net
    9 June 2013
  29. "Will China rein in North Korea?"
    CBS News
    13 March 2013
  30. "After North Korean Nuclear Test, China Must Deal With Its Wayward Ally"
    The New York Times
    13 February 2013
  31. "Die chinesische Schizophrenie"
    Wiener Zeitung
    13 February 2013
  32. "Options dwindle for US after North Korean nuke test"
    DW
    12 February 2013
  33. "North Korea Draws New China Scrutiny"
    The New York Times
    11 February 2013
  34. "N. Korea Sets Stark Policy Test For China"
    Financial Times
    12 February 2013
  35. "Nuclear test adds strain to North Korea’s relationship with China"
    The Washington Post
    12 February 2013
  36. "China media vents N. Korea frustration"
    AFP
    6 February 2013
  37. "Tension In East China Sea Has Region On Edge"
    NPR
    6 February 2013
  38. "If the Chinese dragon is so mighty, why is it trembling inside?"
    The Guardian
    1 February 2013