Foreign Policy & State Behaviour
How political institutions, leaders, and domestic incentives shape choices beyond the state.
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Academic profile
Power, order, and political choice.
My work ranges across foreign policy, international conflict, global governance, institutions, and political economy—connected by an interest in how political actors make choices within unequal and contested international orders.
Areas of interest
A broad map of questions in world politics
An interactive overview of the fields that currently organise my reading, coursework, and undergraduate research.
International Conflict & Geopolitics
How security pressures, strategic competition, and contested orders affect international politics.
Institutions & Global Governance
How regional and global institutions organise cooperation, authority, and responses to shared problems.
International Political Economy
How security, markets, and political power interact across the global economy.
Area of interest
International Relations
The study of power, order, cooperation, and competition across the international system.
Selected research
Published, completed, and developing work
Every item is labelled by its actual academic status; undergraduate papers are not presented as publications.
International Institutions · Global Governance
When Are Regional Organisations More Effective than Global Institutions?
A selected research paper comparing the conditions under which regional and global institutions respond effectively to complex transnational challenges.
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International Political Economy · Geopolitics
When Security Overrides Efficiency
A selected research paper examining how strategic and security priorities are reshaping choices once organised primarily around economic efficiency.
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Global Governance · Climate Politics
Unequal Skies, Shared Destiny
A working paper on inequalities among emissions, climate vulnerability, financial capacity, and representation in global climate governance.
View projectGlobal Governance · Climate Migration
Complex Mechanisms in Climate Refugee Management
A co-authored, peer-reviewed conference proceedings paper on the interaction of legal and governance mechanisms in Bangladesh’s response to climate displacement.
Read publicationResearch experience
Learning research by doing it.
Three university-based projects spanning digital governance, international accountability, and climate governance.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)
Algorithmic Jurisdictions: Lex Informatica and Legal Heterodoxy in the Chinese Platform Economy
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University · Dr. Mohsen Al AttarUndergraduate Research Assistant / SURF
Accountability and Politics: Measuring ICC Arrest Warrants’ Practical Effects
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University · Dr. Lina GongResearch Lead
A Global Climate Framework for a Shared Future
XJTLU Research-Led Learning Symposium · First PrizeAbout
International Relations at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
A research-oriented undergraduate profile shaped by institutional questions, international competition, and the relationship between domestic politics and state behaviour.
Read the academic profile →- Degree
- B.A. International Relations · Expected 2028
- Methods
- Qualitative case studies / Comparative analysis / Literature review / Document analysis
- Institution
- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
- Location
- Suzhou, China
Selected engagement
Chairing, conference leadership, and academic service
A concise selection from a larger record of Model United Nations leadership, delegate experience, and conference organisation.
2026 · Dais Head
The 18th Zhejiang University Pan-Yangtze River Delta Region Model United Nations Conference
UNGA Plenary
2026 · Dais Head
China Daily Model United Nations Conference
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
2026 · Dais Head
The 19th Beijing Foreign Studies University Model United Nations Conference
Third Special Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA)