Writing
Here is a sampling of my reporting and research writing to date.
Signal Program at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
The Signal Code – January 2017
Foreign Policy
Consumer Drones are Propaganda Tools, Not Killing Machines – August 2018
Drones Don’t Wear Uniforms. They Should – May 2018
Slate
Drone Pilots Deserve Privacy Too – April 2019
Why Humanitarians Are Worried About Palantir’s Partnership with the UN – February 2019
Drones Are the New Flying Saucers – January 2019
Don’t Harass Wildlife With Drones – November 2018
When Can the Government Shoot Down Civilian Drones? – Oct 2018
Merry Drone Crashmas – January 2018
The U.S. Military Shouldn’t Use Commercial Drones (For Now) – August 2017
A Civics Lesson for Facebook – August 2017
In the Age of Trump, We Need to Protect Map Databases – May 2017
Shooting Down Drones Isn’t Funny or Brave – September 2016
How to Fly a Drone Without Being a Jerk – May 2016
Guarding Machu Picchu – Slate – Aug 24, 2015
Who Cares about Amazon Prime Air? – Slate – July 20th, 2015
Drones to the Rescue – Slate – June 15th
How Drones Can Help Nepal Recover From the Earthquake – Slate – April 28th
Man Who Crashed Drone on White House Lawn Won’t Be Charged – Slate – March 18th
How to Travel With a Drone Without International Incident – Slate – Feb 23rd
42 Percent of Americans are Wrong About Drones – Feb 12
Thailand is Cracking Down on Drones – Feb 5th
New America
World Politics Review
Above and Beyond: Humanitarian Uses of Drones – Sept 22, 2015
Roads and Kingdoms
It’s a Weird World After All – Oct 5, 2015
Make Magazine
Don’t Be a Drone Jerk – July 31, 2015
Time Magazine
When Technology Helps Us Become More Human – April 3, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle
Gender gap: Men getting paid more than women in Silicon Valley – Feb 7th, 2014
Early Care Key in Fight Against Diabetes – Nov 25, 2013
The Peninsula Press
Vietnamese and Cambodian Buddhist places of worship illustrate Bay Area’s diversity – Dec 12, 2013
Yelp losses narrow amid international expansion – Feb 5th, 2014
TechPresident
Social Media Use Drives Youth Involvement in Cambodian Elections – July 31, 2013
Debate over Role of the Internet in Developing Burma – June 26, 2013
As The Internet Raises Civic Voices in Cambodia, a Struggle Brews Over Net Control – March 27, 2013
GlobalPost
Cambodian Opposition Leaders Won’t Accept Election Results – July 29, 2013
War Correspondents Gather to Unveil Memorial to Fallen Colleagues in Cambodia – Feb 6, 2013
Cambodia Sends Off King Father Norodom Sihanouk in Fiery Ceremony – Feb 4, 2013
Yangon Welcomes the Historic Arrival of President Obama – Nov 19, 2012
Asian Bloggers Discuss Internet Freedom in Cambodia – Nov 4, 2012
A Friday in Cambodia: Greenwood Takes over @GlobalPost – Nov 1, 2012
Memes of the Past: Gaffes and Missteps Throughout History – Oct 26, 2012
Nastiest Invasive Species – August 23, 2012
Midwest Drought: What Dying Corn in Iowa Means for the US Presidential Election – August 17, 2012
Mutant Butterflies? What Radioactive Insects Mean for Everyone Else – August 15, 2012
Deadly Sandwiches: Remarkably Dangerous Lunchtimes Throughout History – August 1, 2012
Wikimania, World Wikipedia Conference, Draws Free Information Fans from 87 Countries – July 16, 2012
Cambodia Evictions Continue Unchecked – Jan 22, 2012
Tulane Magazine
UN Dispatch
UN Rapporteur Takes Hard Line on Aid Agencies Expulsion from Burma – April 11, 2014
Will Investors Stop Burma’s Backslide? – April 9th, 2014
Thailand’s Woes – Feb 25th, 2014
Don’t Expect a Cambodian “Spring” – Feb 19th, 2014
What You Need to Know About Protests in Thailand – Jan 16th, 2014
How Anti-Vietnamese Racism is Fueling Politics in Cambodia – Jan 13, 2014
Nine Stories That Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2014 – Dec 26, 2013
The Eight Stages of Genocide Against Burma’s Rohingya – June 26, 2013
Crackdown on Bloggers in Vietnam – Jan 15, 2013
Southeast Asia Since Obama’s Visit: Still Much Unrest – Dec 7, 2012
#Censorship Fail: 5 Government Attempts to Stop Social Media…That Backfired – May 22, 2012
Damed Nations: A Hydroelectric Project in Laos May Fuel Strife in Southeast Asia -April 26, 2012
Thailand’s Terrorism Problem – April 2, 2012
Making India a Safer Place for Women – March 22, 2012
Thailand Bombing Vs Thai Tourism Industry – Feb 21, 2012
Why Victims of a Cambodian Land Grab are Protesting Outside the US Embassy – Jan 6, 2012
India’s Own “Great Firewall”? – Dec 16, 2011
Khmer Rouge: Never Too Long to Wait for Justice – Nov 22, 2011
No Penance From Khmer Rouge War Crimes Defendants – Nov 25, 2011
Southeast Asia Globe
AsiaLife
The Darjeeling Limited – Feb 2, 2012
Cambodia Daily
Searching for a Public Voice, Politicians Sign Up to Facebook – Oct 18, 2011
Cambodia to Catch ‘Dengue Fever’ Again in 2011 – Cambodia Daily, Oct 10, 2011
Technology Experts Discuss Technology’s Role in Free Speech – Cambodia Daily, Sep 19, 2011
City Hall Seeks Fire Extinguishers to Prevent Blazes – Cambodia Daily, Sep 14, 2011
Cruise Ship Arrivals Dip 31% in First Half – Cambodia Daily, Sep 1, 2011
Russian Navy to Make First Visit in Two Decades – Cambodia Daily, Aug 31, 2011
New 24-Hour Traffic Police Base to Be Built in Phnom Penh – Cambodia Daily, Aug 19, 2011
Nagacorp Net Profits Jump 118% in First Half – Cambodia Daily, Aug 12, 2011
Cambodian Bloggers Contemplate Their Place in Social Media World – Cambodia Daily, Jul 31, 2011
Dispatches Reveal Cambodia Helped North Korean Refugees – Cambodia Daily, Jul 20, 2011
Voice of America
Observers Call Cambodian Spring Unlikely – August 2012
TravelFish
Flores Travel Guide and E-Book – April/June 2013
A Weekend in Can Tho – Feb 17, 2013
Elephant Riding in Cambodia – Should You? – August 12, 2012
Sen Monorom and Mondulkiri, Cambodia – Regional Guide – May 2012
Getting Your Motorbike Stolen in Phnom Penh – Feb 21, 2012
The Faster Times
The Love Boat: Cambodian-Russian Diplomacy – Faster Times
Cambodian Bridge Stampede: An Eyewitness Account – Faster Times
Acid Attacks: A Cambodian Curse, Too – Faster Times
Vann Nath, Famous Survivor of Torture Prison, Dies at 66 – Faster Times
Does New Marriage Law Protect – Or Patronize – Cambodia’s Women? – Faster Times