About

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Akhilesh (Akhi) Pillalamarri is an international relations analyst, writer, journalist, and lawyer focusing on geopolitics, international security, comparative law & politics, Asia, global & ancient history, and technology policy. He is a public speaker who has appeared on television, podcasts, at universities, and is the author of three hundred articles, many of which have been cited by governments, the courts, academics, major newspapers, and think tanks.

His work has been cited in dozens of books and by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vox, The Los Angeles Times, The Hill, RealClearWorld, Defense News, Military Times, The Washington Quarterly, El Universal, India Abroad, Al Jazeera, Lawfare, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Radio Free Europe, the Stimson Center, the Wilson Center, the Hague Institute for Global Justice, the Institute for Gulf Affairs, Gateway House, the United States Government, the Government of India, and others.

To read Akhi’s ongoing Asia column at The Diplomat magazine, check out his author profile.

For updates, blog posts, and musings, you can follow Akhi’s Substack.