Policy Intern
Outer Space | Nuclear Diplomacy | Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
Ching Wei is a Policy Intern at BASIC, where he works on the Responsibilities and Global Governance Programme. Prior to that, he has served as a rapporteur for Wilton Park, worked as a Graduate Professional with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research’s Space Security and WMD Programmes, and interned with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs under the Office of the Director.
His work focuses primarily on space and nuclear weapons issues. Broader research interests include other emerging and disruptive technologies, as well as multilateral processes and international organisations.
He has spoken on these topics at events organised by, for instance, the UK Project on Nuclear Issues, and presented at the Alva Myrdal Centre’s Multidisciplinary Conference. Ching Wei has also published with, among others, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, Wilton Park, and the Secure World Foundation. For instance, his report on the Direct-Ascent Anti-Satellite Missiles Moratorium and Resolution has been cited by think tanks and journal articles, and was translated into Portuguese for greater reach.
He holds a MA in Peace, Security and International Law from King’s College London, graduating with distinction, as well as a BA (Hons) in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Western Australia. In addition, Ching Wei has participated in fellowships with the SIPRI Summer School in Sweden, and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Education and Research Centre at KAIST university in South Korea.
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