Cody J. Billock

I have some exciting news I have been meaning to share on here. I recently accepted the Sang Kee Kim Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Affairs of East and Southeast Asia at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center. @HarvardWCFIA

@briankturner101 Totally agree. For history, students do have to memorize basic dates, geography, and names before they can begin to contextualize that information.

East Asian schools should hold on to this aspect of their pedagogy and not follow mistaken American trends.

A California district court has ruled that the personal archives of Li Rui—a former secretary to Mao Zedong whose diaries include a firsthand account of the Tiananmen Square massacre—will remain at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Learn more: hoover.org/press/court-ru…

Today we take a moment to honor the legacy of nearly 500,000 Marines who served during the Vietnam War. When Marines landed in Vietnam in 1965, their courage was tested in some of the most storied battles and operations in Marine Corps history—including Operation Starlite, Operation Hastings, Khe Sanh, Hue City, and Operation Dewey Canyon. Their service in the jungles and cities of Vietnam would help reshape the Marine Corps’ approach to warfighting and cement their contributions to the Corps’ history. --- Original Caption: A Marine from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, runs for cover as NVA soldiers open up with a .50-caliber machine gun during Operation Hastings. The action is taking place in Quang Tri Province, northwest of Da Nang. Photo by: Corporal Mahoney ✍️ (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Noah Matheny)

@foredoma74 @HarvardWCFIA Ya, very excited. The hard work is paying off.

@BillockCody @HarvardWCFIA Wow, terrific news Cody! What a great opportunity!

I have some exciting news I have been meaning to share on here. I recently accepted the Sang Kee Kim Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Affairs of East and Southeast Asia at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center. @HarvardWCFIA

@joeylow_XXI @HarvardWCFIA Thanks Joey!

@BillockCody @HarvardWCFIA Congrats Cody!

Vietnam Airlines will temporarily suspend flights on some domestic routes as jet fuel shortages and rising fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East start to impact the nation’s air travel bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@silbey @HarvardWCFIA Thanks, David!

@minarigthom @HarvardWCFIA Thanks, Mina! :)

@BillockCody @HarvardWCFIA Congratulations Cody!

It is one of those opportunities that has me genuinely excited about what the next stage of life has in store for me. :)

To say the least, I am over the moon about the opportunity to be working alongside the Weatherhead Center’s esteemed faculty. Given the center’s focus on international affairs, I feel it is the ideal place for me to turn my dissertation into a published book.

Vietnam's fifth cardinal Pham Minh Man dies at 92 after prolonged illness e.vnexpress.net/news/news/viet…

A professor tells me that over the last few years student writing—even in blue book exams which she has long administered—increasingly sounds like AI. She says this is especially true for ESL students. Increasingly *humans* are trained on AI writing, not the other way around.

Dikötter: “nowhere during the civil war did anyone ever witness people fleeing a region controlled by the [Nationalist] government towards the Communists”

Drum roll, please 🥁 We’re excited to continue to announce the 2025–2026 Society for Military Awards & Prizes! 🎖️ Stay tuned as we recognize outstanding achievements and honor excellence across the community.

Vietnam's Communist Party secures nearly 97% of assembly seats s.nikkei.com/3PgzapQ

@JosephTorigian @AmericanU Congratulations Joseph! Well deserved.

A little personal news... very happy that @AmericanU just named me a Provost Associate Professor. Thanks so much to AU! american.edu/provost/commun…

My review of a new book by Frank Dikötter, "Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity." The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) often presents its ascent to power as a historically inevitable and merit-based achievement. They claim that their leaders, characterized by benevolence, selflessness, and incorruptibility, were solely responsible for leading the Chinese people to victory over foreign invaders and ushering in peace and democracy. The party touts its egalitarian policies, such as the abolition of land ownership, as the foundation for its widespread support. However, Red Dawn presents a very different perspective on the CCP’s rise to power. It is a must read. helenraleigh.substack.com/p/reposting-re…

Very honored to have my biography of Hua Guofeng, Mao's not so forgotten successor, reviewed in @chinabksreview A great review. Thanks to Martin Laflamme. chinabooksreview.com/2026/03/19/hua…