The Geopolitics of Technologies This project analyses how national competition, alliances/conflicts, and ideologies shape the development and governance of critical digital technologies such as AI.
International Crises This initiative explores international conflicts, mediation, and cross-border crises such as food insecurity and displacement. We convene voices from diplomacy, academia, and frontline responses, and aim to translate complex issues into actionable insights
This International Order project examines the profound transformation of the global system. It analyses the erosion of the post-Cold War liberal international order and the recalibration of great power relations.
Global economy This project focuses on the shifting power dynamics of the global economy, including the structural reform of legacy international institutions and the evolving landscape of currency hegemony.
In this podcast, Dr Brian Wong (HKU; OXGS Fellow) interviews the distinguished writer and historian Dr Thant Myint-U on the legacy of his grandfather, U Thant, the first Asian to serve as the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Dr Thant’s latest book, Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World, examines his grandfather’s role in driving world peace amidst the turbulent events that defined the 1960s.
In this podcast episode, Professor Michael Jinghan Zeng discusses his new book Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director with Dr Brian Wong. The book draws on Professor Zeng’s experience leading the Confucius Institute at Lancaster University from 2019 to 2025. The conversation delves into the myth, controversies and realities of the Confucius Institute, a topic that is highly debated in the West.
