Jonathan Ping

Jonathan Ping is an Associate Dean and Associate Professor at Bond University. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and received his Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide. He is a political economist who specialises in the study of statecraft. In this area he has developed the first unifying theory of the middle power concept—hybridisation theory—as presented in his book Middle Power Statecraft. His work on statecraft has most recently been applied to China in the books China’s Strategic Priorities and Chinese Engagements. He is Founder and a Director of the East Asia Security Centre.