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BISA 2026 – New SPERI Live on ‘second China shock’, and other panels

In June, I joined the BISA annual conference 2026 in Brighton, where I convened a roundtable titled “The global impact of China’s technological leadership and offshoring: Towards a second China shock?”, hosted by the International Political Economy Working Group (IPEG), which was recorded for the SPERI Presents…LIVE podcast series. With Yvette To (Hong Kong Polytechnic) Shizhi…

Participation in panel on Central Asia and China @ Caspian Policy Centre

On 10 March, I took part in the event “Central Asia and China: Partnership or Dependence?” organised by the Caspian Policy Centre. I was asked to speak about China’s economic presence in Central Asia. I focused on trade and infrastructure, as well as China’s growing role in production and in local and regional supply chains.…

Lectures at SOAS University and USTA Mentorship programme

I had another couple of brilliant teaching adventures this week, and the previous one. Last Friday, I taught the introductory seminar for Dr Bhavna Dave’s module “Central Asia and the Caucasus: Politics and International Relations” at SOAS University of London, in my new Department, which I will be joining next week. The seminar was about…