Alex Chon-Kang

Alex Chon-Kang is pursuing a master's of international affairs at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, with a focus on public international law and East Asian affairs. As a member of the Fletcher International Law Practicum, he researched and advocated for children at risk of statelessness in northwest Syria. He is currently researching migration, human rights, and the domestic application of international law with regard to the Sino-Korean borderlands.

Articles by: Alex Chon-Kang

Northwest Syria’s Children Erased: The Impacts of Statelessness

Perhaps no issue underscores children living in northwest Syria’s precarious existence more than the deprivation of their rights to nationality and legal identity, both of which are fundamental rights.