IPR 26 - Great Power Competition and the Future of the Liberal International Order

Indo-Pacific Roundtable 2026 Panel 8: Great Power Competition and the Future of the Liberal International Order The panel explores how great power competition and changing roles of the US and China are reshaping the liberal international order. Moderator: Dr Alice Politi – Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Geopolitics Speakers: Doctor Flavia Lucenti – Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor at LUISS University, Department of Political Science Senior Lecturer Winnie King – Senior Lecturer Chinese International Political Economy, University of Bristol Doctor Catherine Jones – Lecturer, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews Doctor Una Bērziņa-Čerenkova – Director of the RSU China Studies Centre