Dr. Shaoyu Yuan is an international relations scholar specializing in foreign policy, soft power, and Sino–U.S. relations. He teaches and conducts research at Rutgers University and New York University, and is the author of two books and numerous scholarly articles. His work has appeared in leading academic journals and media outlets, including The New York Times, The Economist, and Al Jazeera.
During Sri Lanka’s second JVP insurrection, 41 Buddhist monks and two Catholic priests were reportedly killed by the JVP’s armed wing, while government security forces and paramilitary groups were blamed for the
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