Cintia Quiliconi is a Full Professor in the Department of International Studies and Communication at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO Ecuador) and Senior Editor of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies. She previously served as Vice Rector of FLACSO Ecuador and as President of the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the International Studies Association (ISA). She has also worked as an advisor to Argentina’s Secretariat of Industry and Secretariat of Agriculture.Her research and publications focus on international political economy from Global South perspectives, China–Latin America relations, Latin American regionalism, and international trade negotiations. Her recent publications include “Power Transition and Hedging Strategies: Latin America in the Dispute between China and the United States,” co-authored with Eduardo Tzili Apango and published in URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (2026); “China’s Deployment in Latin America: Debates from Latin American International Political Economy,” co-authored with Mónica Vergara and published in Desafíos (2025); and “Latin American International Political Economy (IPE): Contributions beyond the Transatlantic Divide,” co-authored with Juliana Castro and published in International Affairs (2024).