Alexander Korolev is a senior lecturer in politics and international relations in the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. His research interests include international relations and international security in the Asia-Pacific region, China and Russia's respective foreign policy and domestic politics, and China-Russia-US relations in East and Southeast Asia. He is also the author of China-Russia Strategic Alignment in International Politics (2022) and has published widely in journals such as International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Studies Review, Journal of Strategic Studies, Studies in Comparative International Development, Pacific Affairs, Asian Security, Chinese Journal of International Politics and The China Review.