Dr Dirk van der Kley is a Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) and National Security College who specialises on geoeconomics and PRC international economic policy. Prior to joining Regnet, Dirk was the Program Director for Policy Research at China Matters. He previously worked at the Lowy Institute for International Affairs. Dirk has taught at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and held visiting fellowships in China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.