Mohammad Ali Zafar is a second-year MPhil candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford and a member of Balliol College. His research focuses on great-power competition, emerging middle powers, and transformations in international order. His current research examines how China’s global initiatives interact with the emergence and foreign policy behaviour of middle powers in the Global South
His research has appeared in publications including Æther: A Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower and the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, and he has presented work on Sino-US competition, Arctic geopolitics, and international order at academic and policy forums. Alongside academia, Mohammad has worked in political-risk research and consultancy across China and the United Kingdom. He is also a regular contributor to international television discussions on US-China relations, foreign policy, geopolitical competition, and international affairs.
Thank you very much for considering my application. I would be delighted to have the opportunity to join and contribute to the RAI’s postgraduate and wider intellectual community.
