About Lukas

Lukas Fiala is a PhD International Relations candidate at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research examines China's defence industry, military strategy and emerging security relationships with countries in the Global South. He is also the Project Coordinator of China Foresight, the China-focused research programme at LSE IDEAS, the LSE's foreign policy think-tank. Previously, he was a Yenching Academy Scholar at Peking University. Lukas holds master's degrees in International Relations from LSE and in China Studies from Peking University, and a BSc in Politics and International Relations from New College of the Humanities. He has authored and co-authored reports and commentaries on Chinese military strategy, China's defence industry, and China's evolving diplomacy for a wide range of outlets.