Thierry Kellner

Biography

Features: Associate researcher at GRIP (Brussels) Associate researcher at the Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies (BICCS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) (since 2007) Associate Scientist at the Institute of Sociology of the Free University of Brussels (Center for the Study of International Cooperation and Development / CECID) (since 2007) Associate Researcher at the Center for Asian Studies, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (2008-2012) Visiting professor at the Superior General Staff Course (CSEM) of the Royal Institute of Defense (IRSD), Brussels, 3rd and 4th cycle (since 2005) Lecturer at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in the Postgraduate Studies in International Politics (MIP) (2004-2008) Training (s): Doctor in international relations of the University Institute of Higher International Studies and the University of Geneva. Diploma in Higher Studies in International Relations (History and International Politics) from the Graduate Institute of International Studies / University of Geneva Specialized degree in International Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles Graduate in Political Science and International Relations from the Université Libre de Bruxelles Free Auditor, Unit of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Geneva, Switzerland (1996/2000). He studied Mandarin in Taiwan, the Chinese Language Center at Tunghai University in Taichung and the Language Center (Mandarin Studies Program) at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei.

Research Interest

Foreign Policy of the People's Republic of China Foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in particular with regard to Asian countries Geopolitics of Central Asia, the Caspian Basin and the Persian Gulf Internal developments and external relations of the Central Asian Republics (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan) Question of Xinjiang / Eastern Turkestan General Geopolitics of Asia The development of intra-Asian relations and the rise of this continent in contemporary international relations in the post-Cold War period Energy issues, including the global geopolitics of energy and the rise of new players (China, India, etc.) History of Iran History of International Relations and Contemporary International Relations History of the Cold War, especially in Asia Theoretical critique of certain geopolitical concepts International Relations Theories