Ben Levine is a programs coordinator at the Global Taiwan Institute. He graduated from George Washington University with an MA in Chinese Language and Culture. Ben received his BA from Boston University, majoring in international relations with a functional concentration in international economics and a regional concentration in Asia. Previously, Ben was awarded a fellowship from the Taiwan Education and Research Program at GWU to research Taiwanese defense policy and hypothetical US responses. He also received a Huayu Enrichment Scholarship in August 2022, allowing him to spend nine months in Taipei at National Chengchi University studying Mandarin. In 2025, he was a fellow with the Taiwan-US-Europe Policy Program (TUPP), where he examined Taiwan’s new conscription policy. His research focuses on Taiwan’s defense policy as well as various social and economic issues in Taiwan.
