Daria Kurushina was a Schwarzman Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute,researching economic vitality and sustainability challenges in East Asia amid depopulation and aging. Throughout her tenure, she has focused on East Asian dynamics following the Fukushima nuclear wastewater release, climate litigation in China, and green urban development. She has published analysis on the impact of China-Russia relations on COP28 and authored reports on regional diplomatic dynamics. Daria holds a Master of Management Science in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar and a B.A. in Asian Studies from Far Eastern Federal University.