China’s Calculated Revisionism: Stability as Narrative, and Leverage as Strategy

China’s Calculated Revisionism: Stability as Narrative, and Leverage as Strategy

The latest episode of the International Risk Podcast offers a precise window into how Beijing is positioning itself in a more volatile international environment. In conversation with Dominic Bowen, Dr Audrye Wong outlines a China that is neither a reckless revolutionary nor a passive status quo power. It is, instead, a cautious and adaptive actor…

Dr. Audrye Wong

Dr. Audrye Wong

Audrye Wong is Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and assistant professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. Her research covers China’s economic statecraft, including a book forthcoming with Oxford University Press, as well as China’s foreign influence activities and propaganda campaigns. Her work has been supported by…

Mikatekiso Kubayi

Mikatekiso Kubayi

Mikatekiso Kubayi is a distinguished voice from South Africa and a renowned thinker on global power dynamics. Mr. Kubayi wears many hats: researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) associated with UNISA, fellow at the Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation (IPATC) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and a PhD candidate at…

Episode 189: Bridging Continents: The Dynamics of Sino-African Relations

In this  episode, we are joined by the insightful  Mr. Mikatekiso Kubayi, a distinguished voice from South Africa and a renowned thinker on global power dynamics. Mr. Kubayi wears many hats: researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) associated with UNISA, fellow at the Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation (IPATC) at the University…

BRICS Expansion – the risks and the beginnings of a new world order?

In early September, 2023, following the 15th annual BRICS summit, the BRICS nations announced its expansion, inviting Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. These states are set to become members of BRICS at the start of 2024. Whilst some see this expansion to have little effect on the international political…

Episode 139: The International Risks and Opportunities of the BRICS Expansion with Professor Bruce Jones

Today we are thrilled to be joined by Professor Bruce Jones, a senior fellow with the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. His research expertise and policy experience are in international security, with his current research focusing on US strategy, international order, and great…