About Me

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Government at Cornell University, specializing in comparative politics and international relations. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

He is a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow and a 2025 Spring Diversity Fellow at the American Political Science Association (APSA). Kyaw Hsan writes for Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, and other publications. Reach out at kh827@cornell.edu