Obert Hodzi is Visiting Researcher at the African Studies Center, Boston University, USA, and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

“Hodzi contributes to the understanding of the intervention behaviour of rising powers in intrastate armed conflicts in Africa, while Lutmar and Ockey assess western countries’ conflict resolution practices to identify strategies and mechanisms for better peacebuilding practice in the Asia–Pacific region. … they offer different avenues for future research that are not only theoretically important, but also contribute to violence reduction worldwide.” (Xuwan Ouyang, International Affairs, Vol. 97 (2), 2021)

• 1. Rising powers and intervention in foreign intrastate armed conflicts.- 2. Bringing rising powers into the foreign intervention discourse.- 3. Cyclical Patterns of China’s Intervention Policy.- 4.Libya.- 5.Mali.- 6. South Sudan.- 7. Conclusion: Trends and patterns of China’s intervention in Africa.

Obert Hodzi is Visiting Researcher at the African Studies Center, Boston University, USA, and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

“Hodzi contributes to the understanding of the intervention behaviour of rising powers in intrastate armed conflicts in Africa, while Lutmar and Ockey assess western countries’ conflict resolution practices to identify strategies and mechanisms for better peacebuilding practice in the Asia–Pacific region. … they offer different avenues for future research that are not only theoretically important, but also contribute to violence reduction worldwide.” (Xuwan Ouyang, International Affairs, Vol. 97 (2), 2021)

• 1. Rising powers and intervention in foreign intrastate armed conflicts.- 2. Bringing rising powers into the foreign intervention discourse.- 3. Cyclical Patterns of China’s Intervention Policy.- 4.Libya.- 5.Mali.- 6. South Sudan.- 7. Conclusion: Trends and patterns of China’s intervention in Africa.