Inés Arco Escriche

Inés Arco Escriche is a research fellow at CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) working in the line of geopolitics, specialising in East Asia and Chinese politics. She is also an associate professor in UOC-UNITAR's MA in Diplomacy and International Affairs. She joined CIDOB in 2021 as a junior visiting research fellow as part of the First Edition of the Talent Global programme, where she focused on analysing the emergence of feminist foreign policy and pro-gender rules in the international system.

Graduated in East Asian Studies from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), she holds a MA in International Relations from the Institut Barcelona Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). Before joining CIDOB, she previously worked at the International Climate Development Institute (ICDI) in Taiwan, where she participated in multiple projects on climate action, social innovation and sustainable development policies. Her current research covers the influence of domestic issues in Chinese foreign policy, the impact of the rise of China for the liberal international order and East Asia regional dynamics.