I have written publicly on various themes in the course of my life. This section is organised thematically.

Politics

Alexander Yen, ‘Why Open Societies Need an AI Talent Strategy’, Australian Outlook, 16 June 2026.

Alexander Yen, ‘Cutting a Hydra’s Head: Infrastructure-Level Content Moderation and the Case of Kiwi Farms’, Global Network on Extremism and Technology, 23 December 2025.

Alexander Yen and Aron Roosberg, ‘How to Hug a Panda: Responding to Chinese Geopolitical Contestation With the West’, EPIS Magazine, no. 3 (March 2024): 76–93.

Alexander Yen, ‘Vox Legati Vox Rei Publicae: Why Do Chinese Representatives at the United Nations General Assembly Deploy Undiplomatic Language in Their Speeches, 1971-2020?’ (Master of Philosophy Thesis, University of Oxford, 2021).

Alexander Yen, ‘Identity-Forming in Education Policy: The Case of Colonial Hong Kong’ (Bachelor of Arts Thesis, University of Oxford, 2019).

Academic Dress

Alexander Yen, ‘Lumen Ex Oriente: Academic Dress of the University of Hong Kong, 1911–1941’, Transactions of the Burgon Society 19, no. 1 (2020), https://doi.org/10.4148/2475-7799.1166. Also available here.

Object Permanence

General

I am a friend and occasional guest contributor to the Musings of a Yak substack.

I am also the editor and main contributor of the Common Room Companion, a manual for undergraduates and other students on dress, deportment, and ceremony, applicable to all but with a special focus on the University of Oxford.