Jonathan Holslag is a professor of international politics at the Free University of Brussels, where he teaches diplomatic history and international politics. He guest lectures at various civilian and military academies across the world and has advised European institutions, NATO and national governments on international security. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including A Political History of the World, The Silk Road Trap and China's Coming War with Asia, which have been translated into many languages. He has appeared on CNN, the BBC, Bloomberg, CCTV and Al Jazeera, and written for publications such as the Le Monde, Financial Times and The Guardian.