Vangeli, Anastas holds a Ph.D. from the Contemporary China Studies Program at Renmin University of China. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business. His research interests lie at the intersection of geopolitics and globalization, with a focus on the impacts of disruptive ideas and technologies, and the relations between China and the West. His research has been published in Journal of International Business Policy, Industrial Marketing Management, China and World Economy, Journal of Contemporary China, and others. He is Associate Editor of Asia Europe Journal. He is co-editor of Yugoslavia and China: Histories, Legacies, Afterlives (Routledge, 2025).