
Varun Venkatesh
Public Health Analyst, Policy Associate
LEadership
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Varun Venkatesh is a Public Health Analyst and Policy Associate for YIP. Born and raised in Carlsbad, California, he loves to spend time with family, play sports, and research mathematical concepts. Varun interns for a city councilwoman and General Atomics, a government defense contractor. He is extremely passionate about DEI work, holding leadership roles in many related committees. In his free time, Varun loves to play basketball and soccer, and participate in Speech and Debate.
Published Policy Briefs
Sino-Italian Dilemma: Exit from the BRI
Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy’s prime minister in October 2023. A confounding member of the right-wing Brothers of Italy Party (Fratelli d’Italia), she was noted for controversial statements pertaining to social issues and economic policy. Recently, Meloni shocked China with the recent announcement to pull out from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aimed at bolstering infrastructure projects abroad with China’s surplus. Following the announcement, Meloni met up with the Biden administration, showing a clear move to strengthen economic ties with the U.S. rather than China in preparation for departure from a once-ambitious project. This brief analyzes the reasons behind Italy’s exit from BRI, reveals the diplomatic consequences Italy may have to deal with and provides policy descriptions in maintaining concord with China.
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