Jessica Drun
Jessica Drun is a recent graduate of the Master’s in Asian Studies program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and has previously spent time at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Project 2049 Institute and the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.
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Articles by Jessica Drun
Exploring Chinese Military Thinking on Social Media Manipulation Against Taiwan
Introduction Much has been written about China’s social media manipulation in Taiwan following the 2018 nine-in-one local elections, but both Taiwanese and Western analyses have skewed heavily towards the impact...
DPP-Dominated Taiwanese Legislature Begins Session
On January 16, Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan’s opposition party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), swept the presidency with 56 percent of the vote. The election also marked a major win...
President Xi’s Visit to Belarus Prompts Questions of New Line on Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Belarus on May 10-12, following his visit to Russia to join President Vladimir Putin in the military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of...
Charting Course for 2014 Elections, Taiwanese Opposition Debates China Policy
The leaders of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have spent the summer in discussion and negotiation over the Party's China policy, trying to establish a consensus on one of the...