Hello! I am a Reader (Associate Professor) in international politics in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London, a Research Associate at the Asia Research Centre of Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, and Senior Research Fellow at the Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations in California. I specialise in the study of political economy, social conflict, state transformation and security in the global south, particularly in East Asia. I am an expert in the politics, political economy and international relations of Southeast Asia (ASEAN) and China. I have also worked on Iraq, South Africa and Israel/ Palestine. I have written about revolution, intervention, state-building, economic sanctions, non-traditional security, democratisation and regime change, among other things. My current work is on the rise of China and Chinese relations with Southeast Asia, including the Belt and Road Initiative, the South China Sea, Chinese development financing and non-traditional security cooperation. See my research and publications links above for full details. Journalists can read about my media expertise on the media page. Students and fellow teachers can also access information about my teaching. You can also access my blog where I post occasional updates on my research and media activities. I also blog at The Disorder of Things and The Current Moment, and am a co-founder of The Full Brexit. You can contact me by emailing l.c.jones[at]qmul.ac.uk. Journalists seeking a quick repsonse should DM me via Twitter, or call QMUL’s press office.

Latest Updates 11.01.20: new article on the UK’s shambolic response to COVID-19 1.10.20: new article on evaluating the success of economic sanctions 19.8.20: new Chatham House research report on China’s Belt and Road Initiative 11.8.20: new Cieo report on Saving Britain’s Universities