The analysts behind the work.
A featured profile from the Asia-Pacific Strategy Unit.
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r.ziemann@northriverasia.org
Russell Ziemann
Senior Consultant & Lead Analyst, Asia-Pacific Strategy Unit
高级顾问兼首席分析师（亚太战略组）
Russell Ziemann is a Senior Consultant and Lead Analyst at the NorthRiverAsia. His work focuses on regional politics, foreign policy and international political economy with a particular emphasis on the United States, Japan, Taiwan and China.
He specialises in strategic intelligence and policy analysis, helping public and private sector clients navigate geopolitical risks across the Indo-Pacific. At NorthRiverAsia he leads the cross-departmental Asia-Pacific Strategy Unit, which integrates security, foreign-policy and political-economy analysis into actionable assessments.
Authors policy briefs, research reports and strategic assessments on US, Japan, Taiwan and China relations; produces medium-term forecasts on the Taiwan Strait, technology controls and allied posture toward Beijing.
Builds and curates the Unit's regional political-economic intelligence database; delivers geopolitical risk assessments and scenario planning for government and corporate clients.
Advises European ministries, financial institutions and multinationals on US, Japanese, Taiwanese and PRC policy; participates in Track 1.5 and Track 2 dialogues.
Builds collaborative programmes with research institutions and universities in Japan, the United States and Taiwan; oversees long-term studies on US–China tech competition and Japan–Taiwan security cooperation.