The Lab
A small resident team, a wider expert network.
NAPL is deliberately small: three to five resident analysts in London, supported by a curated network of external collaborators in Tokyo, Taipei and Washington.
Structure
How the Lab is put together.
Founder & Managing Partner
Direction & Client Relationships
Project Lead — Asia Policy
Russell Ziemann
Resident Team (3–5)
Politics & Diplomacy Desk
R. Ziemann (Project Lead)
US–China · Japan–China–Taiwan · Korean Peninsula
Geo-economics & Supply Chains Desk
Resident Analyst
Semiconductors · sanctions · trade & currency
Client Advisory
Project Lead + rotating analyst
Bespoke memos · quarterly assessments · briefings
External Network & Support
Tokyo Correspondents
Non-resident
Taipei Correspondents
Non-resident
Washington Fellows
Non-resident
Operations & Editorial
London
Workstream detail
Who does what.
Workstream
Politics & Diplomacy Desk
Lead
R. Ziemann (Project Lead)
Focus
US–China · Japan–China–Taiwan · Korean Peninsula
Workstream
Geo-economics & Supply Chains Desk
Lead
Resident Analyst
Focus
Semiconductors · sanctions · trade & currency
Workstream
Client Advisory
Lead
Project Lead + rotating analyst
Focus
Bespoke memos · quarterly assessments · briefings
Independent
No government or corporate parent. Fees come from a small book of long-term clients.
Confidential
Most output is delivered under NDA. Public writing is a fraction of what we do.
Boutique
We cap the client book so every engagement gets the Project Lead's attention.