Research Associate, University of Pretoria
Dr. Steven Kuo is Research Associate at The Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. He research, teach, publish and consult in the area of political risk management and China-Africa relations.
He has published in English and Chinese on issues pertaining to China-Africa security relations, risk management and African politics in academic journals as well as public press, including: The Guardian (UK), Forbes (USA), Caixin (China), Business Day (South Africa), The Paper 澎湃新闻 (China). He was formerly African Political Risk Analyst for Control Risks Group, prior to that he lectured at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University, China.
Steven holds BA (hons) and MA degrees from University of Cape Town. He completed his PhD in International Relations at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland in 2013 on a South African National Research Foundation Scholarship.
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