China’s new education policy in Inner Mongolia sparked rare mass demonstrations across the province. ACLED Research Analyst Adam Miller and East Asia Research Manager Laura Sorica chart the surge in unrest and the state’s subsequent crackdown.
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Adam Miller is a Research Analyst at ACLED. He holds a BA in Political Science from Allegheny College and an MA in International Relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Adam's research focuses on the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations in civil wars, cooperative security organizations, and US foreign policy.
Laura Sorica is a Research Manager at ACLED's East Asia Pacific desk, overseeing political violence and protests in East Asia (Japan, Taiwan, and Mongolia) and Southeast Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and East Timor). Her previous experiences include working in the private sector, the Romanian Embassy in Tokyo, and as an academic researcher in Japan working on security policies. She is fluent in Romanian, English, and Japanese.
