• Dr Nic Cheeseman – Democratic Resilience in an Age of Autocratisation

    Dr Nic Cheeseman is professor of Democracy and International Development, and director of the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation at the University of Birmingham. Dr Cheeseman’s research focuses on democratic resilience in an era of autocratisation, as well as political thought in sub-Saharan Africa, having previously served as the Director of the African…

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  • Dr Guanie Lim – The Global Economy and its politics in 2025: The View from Southeast Asia   

    By Deiniol Brown Dr Guanie Lim is associate professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo. His research focuses on the political economy of Asia, the Belt and Road Initiative, and value chain analysis. He was previously a research fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and has worked in the private…

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  • Dr Ralf Emmers – Competition in the Asia Pacific: Middle Powers, Networks and non-traditional security 

    By Deiniol Brown Dr Ralf Emmers is a professor in the international politics of East Asia at SOAS University of London. He is currently the Co-Chair of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS, having previously served as the Dean of the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr…

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