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Cristina de Esperanza Picardo

Cristina de Esperanza Picardo

PhD candidate

Biography

Cristina joined King’s as a PhD student in October 2021. She is part of the joint PhD program with the National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on EU-China relations and the evolution of the EU’s role as a security actor in Asia.

Prior to joining King’s, Cristina worked at EsadeGeo, at the EU Institute for Security Studies (Asia desk) and at the EU Delegation to Australia. She is also a regular contributor to El Orden Mundial (EOM) and has collaborated with other think tanks and media, including the EU Centre in Singapore, Cadena Ser and El Español.

Cristina holds an MSc in Strategic Studies from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore and a BA in International Relations from the Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain. Cristina speaks Spanish and English and has an intermediate level of French and Mandarin Chinese.

Research

  • EU-China relations
  • EU-Asia relations
  • Geopolitical dynamics in East Asia
  • ASEAN
  • Interregionalism
  • Soft balancing

PhD supervisors

Prof Ramón Pacheco Pardo and Dr Tomas Maltby (King's College London)

Prof Ja Ian Chong (NUS)

Latest publications

Research

European Foreign resized
The European Foreign Policy Research Group

The European Foreign Policy group looks at both EU as well as state foreign policies within Europe and their interconnections.

Indo-pacific reefs
Indo-Pacific research group

Examining the geo-political strategy of the Indo-Pacific and its relationship with other states.

Research

European Foreign resized
The European Foreign Policy Research Group

The European Foreign Policy group looks at both EU as well as state foreign policies within Europe and their interconnections.

Indo-pacific reefs
Indo-Pacific research group

Examining the geo-political strategy of the Indo-Pacific and its relationship with other states.