Jonathan Ping is a political economist who specialises in the study of statecraft. His book Middle Power Statecraft established his hybridisation theory of the middle power concept. His work on statecraft has most recently been applied to great powers in articles such as Countering hegemonism in the Indo-Pacific and books Chinese International Relations Theory, China’s Strategic Priorities and Chinese Engagements. He is an Associate Professor at Bond University, Founder and a Director of the East Asia Security Centre and Editor of the Journal of East Asia Security.