Péter Klemensits, Ph.D. is Senior Research Fellow at the Eurasia Center, John von Neumann University. He earned his Ph.D. in Military History and Geopolitics. His main research area are the history and politics of Southeast Asia, geopolitics and security policy of Asia with special focus on the China-Southeast Asia relations and the 21st century New Maritime Silk Road. From August 2021 he works for the John von Neumann University and since September 2015 he has been a part time lecturer at East Asia Research Group at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Institute of International Studies and Political Science.