Luodanni Chen

Luodanni Chen

Luodanni “Denni” Chen majors in International Relations and minors in Psychology at the University of Southern California. This past semester, Denni worked as a Parliamentary Intern at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, UK under the leadership of Alex Rowley, MSP. Her previous experiences include work at the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles and field research in Brussels, Belgium focusing on the European Union. Her piece, “The European Union vs. China as Global Actors – Focusing on African Perceptions,” was published in the journal Scribe. Denni’s research interests include, among others, the EU and EU-China relations. Denni joined Glimpse for the Globe as a Correspondent in May 2014.

 

The Correspondents Weigh-In: The State of the Union

Nathaniel Haas President Obama’s address to the nation on Tuesday night was a timely and timeless reminder that not only is the state of the union strong, but so too is Obama’s resolve to leave a legacy and craft a ...

Scotland’s Future with the EU

This article is the second part of Glimpse’s three-part series on independence (first part: “Masters of Their Future: Catalan Quest for Independence”) Background Information This Thursday, a referendum will take place in Scotland for the people to decide whether or ...

Sino-American Relations: Lessons from Old-School Spycraft

In 1972, President Nixon – thanks to the wily diplomacy of his national security advisor, Henry Kissinger – cemented one of his more favorable legacies: opening Communist China to the West. (Despite his infamous reputation in the West, he’s still ...

The Rise of Venture Capital in China

Venture capitalism (VC), a business model native to the Western world, has recently gained traction in the Asian market and will only continue to flourish in the future. Thanks to the rise of VC, innovative ideas native to Asia are ...

The Correspondents Weigh-In: Crises in Gaza and Ukraine

Biz Peabody Nationalism: long thought to be one of the strongest forces in the world. The exact definition of nationalism is the amalgamation of feelings, principles and efforts in the name of patriotic pride for one’s nation or country. The ...