Global Asia

Jong-Yun Bae is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Yonsei University.

Myung-bok Bae is an editorial writer and diplomatic correspondent for the JoongAng Ilbo in Seoul.

Tae-Seop Bahng is a Senior Fellow at the Samsung Economic Research Institute, Seoul.

Chris Baker is a Bangkok-based writer. He is the co-author with Pasuk Phongpaichit of the books A History of Thailand (2009), Thaksin(2005 and 2009), Thailand’s Boom and Bust (1998) and Thailand’s Crisis (2001).

Edward J. Baker is a Professor at the College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University.

Ban Ki-moon is Secretary-General of the United Nations.

David Bandurski is a researcher and editor of the China Media Project website at The University of Hong Kong (http://cmp.hku.hk/). His book of reportage on urbanization in China will be published by Penguin in January 2015.

Maj. Gen. Dipankar Banerjee (Retired) is the founding director of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in New Delhi. He previously served as the deputy director of India’s Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses.

James Baron is a freelance writer and journalist based in Taipei; he can be reached at jjbaroni@hotmail.com. His website is http://thewritingbaron.com/

Paul Barratt AO is a former Australian government official. His senior appointments included Secretary, Department of Defence; Secretary, Department of Primary Industries and Energy; Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Special Trade Representative for North Asia.