Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at the Brussels School of Governance and a fellow on the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianisation Project at Lancaster University. Previously, he has held research and teaching positions in the UAE, Malaysia, Iraq and Palestine. His research interests cover the role and actions of emerging powers in the Middle East. He is the author of China and Middle East Conflicts (2020) and Rising Powers and the Arab-Israeli Conflict since 1947 (2018).