Rowan Liu is a 2026 candidate for the Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR) at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, where she also earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and East Asian Studies. As a long-time lover of stories and a “big-picture” person, Rowan wants to continue in the work of diplomacy and politics, connecting people together across divides. She is currently interning with the Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability (FOGGS) researching the role of middle powers in today’s global governance.
I was reading Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts when I came across the line: “This isn’t America and you can’t say all the things you think,” said by an officer to a United States ambassador’s daughter in Nazi Germany. I warn against drawing too many comparisons between that time and place and our…
