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Zeno Leoni

Zeno Leoni

Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, King's College London
Dr Zeno Leoni is a lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London, based within the Joint Services and Staff College (JSCSC) of the Defence Academy of the UK. He is also an affiliate to the Lau China Institute of King's College London, where he is co-convenor of the same institute's policy brief series named "China in the World". His research interests include imperialism, empires, geopolitics; crisis of the Liberal International Order; US-China relations; UK-China relations; US grand strategy; and China's grand strategy.

Articles by Zeno Leoni

Politics

Can the Western bloc survive Trump’s transactional politics?

UK academic Zeno Leoni believes that the Western bloc is not going to fragment in two blocs just yet, but it is going to be less driven by values and based on “transactional” principles, leaving Europe with much strategising to do. 

Zeno Leoni

13 Mar 2025

Politics

UK Labour’s landslide win: Impact on UK-China ties?    

The Labour Party has argued that it will develop a “long-term and strategic approach” to managing relations with Beijing, but its approach may not be very different from the last government, says academic Zeno Leoni.

Zeno Leoni

09 Jul 2024

Politics

The UK's ambiguity in dealing with China: Ingenuity amid diminishing influence?

While the UK has deftly tried to protect its economic relationship with China while aligning with the US on certain policies, this is a difficult tightrope to balance, especially post-Brexit. Being no longer able to play the role of a political bridge between the US and Brussels, the UK could find its policy of ambiguity leading it closer to isolation.

Zeno Leoni

16 May 2023

Politics

UK-China policy under Liz Truss likely to align with US outlook

While the UK's China policy would largely be business as usual with new Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss at the helm, China may be in for a tougher time where it counts as the UK finds a renewed opportunity to influence European partners to work in concert with the US against China.

Zeno Leoni

20 Sep 2022