Guy Burton is Adjunct Professor in international affairs at the Brussels School of Governance. He has previously held research and teaching positions at universities in Palestine, Iraqi Kurdistan, Malaysia and the UAE. He is the author of several monographs, including China and Middle East Conflicts (Routledge, 2020), Rising Powers and the Arab-Israeli Conflict since 1947 (Lexington, 2018) and Presidential Leadership in the Americas since Independence (Lexington, 2016). His research interests concern the politics and international relations of the Middle East and Latin America.