Leadership

Álvaro Tejero
Editor-in-Chief

Álvaro Tejero has a deep and enduring passion for knowledge: how to spread it, create it, and use it for good. He has a broad social science background in philosophy, politics, economics, and journalism. This all merges into his research interest around International Relations. His first bachelor’s thesis empirically analyzed the narrative construction of the 2003 Iraq War’s casus belli. His second bachelor’s thesis focused on China’s international security concepts and initiatives, and their impact on global order. For his master’s in Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy, he is researching IR theory, power and polarity, and the effects of China’s vision for order reforms. In TIRR, Álvaro hopes to help students refine their unique perspectives and produce high-quality work to further establish TIRR as the cornerstone of discussions on global issues at Tsinghua.

 

Lucie Maronna
Director of Editorial

Lucie Maronna has dedicated her academic journey to exploring the intersection of diplomacy, economic development, and China’s global influence. With a dual Bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Bayreuth and Beijing Institute of Technology, she has developed a strong foundation in cross-cultural communication and international relations. Fluent in German and English and learning Chinese and Spanish, Lucie is currently pursuing a Master’s in Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy. As Event Coordinator at the TIRR, Lucie is excited to support the journal’s efforts to provide a platform for students to contribute to debates on international relations, security studies, and global policy.

 

Grace Chen
Director of Media

Grace spends a lot of time reading stuff, diving into rabbit holes, watching movies and exploring the worldwide web, a breath’s length shy of a full-blown iPad kid. With a bachelors degree in Honours Sociology and Urban Studies from the University of British Columbia, she likes to utilize a sociological and critical lens to interpret and analyze the world and its many structures and institutions. She’s interested in the intersections of technology and globalization, and the policies regarding it. With TIRR, she hopes to continue to broadcast the words of some of the most curious and brightest people who will go on to shape IR and the world.

Editorial Team

Anara Baideldinova
Editor

Anara Baideldinova is a Master’s candidate in Political Science at Tsinghua University, where she researches the dual-use nature of space capabilities and their implications for international security.
She earned her bachelor’s degree majoring in International Relations in Kazakhstan, where she also studied Chinese as a second foreign language. Her undergraduate thesis examined shifts in China’s domestic policy and power dynamics, providing her with a strong foundation in Chinese politics and broader international relations theory. As an editor in TIRR, Anara is driven to support authors in refining their ideas and producing high-quality, impactful research.

 

Oleg Grunda
Editor

Oleg Grunda is a second-year master’s student in the Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy program at Tsinghua University. He completed his undergraduate degree at MGIMO University, Russia’s top university for international relations. His research interests lie at the intersection of geopolitics, Arctic studies, Sino-Russian bilateral relations, and the role of leader identity in driving foreign policy change. As an editor, Oleg hopes to help contributors sharpen their arguments and produce rigorous, policy-relevant work, while continuing to strengthen TIRR as a platform for nuanced discussions on global and regional affairs from diverse scholarly perspectives.

 

Emma Datema
Editor

 

Polina Konovalova
Editor