The demand for Chinese security services in Africa has increased significantly since the 2013 launch of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. This is the country’s blueprint for its engagement with the continent.
AuthorDr Alessandro Arduino
Dr Alessandro Arduino is Principal Research Fellow, National University of Singapore.
Principal Research Fellow, Middle East Institute (MEI), National University of Singapore & Associate: Lau China Institute, King’s College London and Security & Crisis Management International Centre at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science (SASS).
Dr Arduino’s two decades of experience in China encompasses security
analysis and crisis management. His main research interests include
private military and security companies, China, Central Asia and the Middle
East and North Africa relations, and China’s security and foreign
policy. Dr Arduino is the author of several books, and he has published
papers and commentaries in various journals in Italian, English and Chinese. His podcast, Boots off the Ground (BOTG), discusses how uniformed soldiers, or boots on the ground, are being replaced by private military companies and automated weapons. His most recent book is China’s Private Army: Protecting the New Silk Road (Palgrave, 2018).