Liyuan (Lochlan) Zhang is a senior in Columbia’s Dual BA program with Trinity College Dublin, studying History and English Literature. His academic interests include U.S.-China relations, war and peace studies, and the intellectual history of Human Rights. At Columbia, he serves as the publisher of the Columbia Political Review and co-editor-in-chief of the Columbia Journal of Asia. Passionate about China’s role in global affairs, he interned at Carnegie China. He aspires to study and practice public international law, the laws of armed conflict, and pathways to transitional justice. Lochlan is from Beijing, China.