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Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

• Theory of International Relations and international geostructure
• Foreign policy and strategic thinking of China
• China-Latin America relations and South–South cooperation
• Eurasian geopolitics and great power competition
• Global public goods, global governance, and international institutionalism

Profile

Dr. Eduardo Tzili Apango holds a Ph.D. in Political and Social Sciences (with a concentration in International Relations) from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), a Master’s degree in Asian and African Studies (specializing in China) from El Colegio de México (COLMEX), and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP). He holds the rank of National Researcher Level I in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadoras e Investigadores (SNII) of the Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation (SECIHTI) and holds the SEP-PRODEP Desirable Profile distinction. His honors include the 2024 “Dr. Marcos Kaplan” Award for the best doctoral thesis in Law and Social Sciences, as well as the Best Research Area Award in the 2021 and 2023 editions.

He serves as a Full-Time Professor (Level C) in the Department of Politics and Culture within the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco.

His academic background includes the publication of more than 60 scholarly works, including peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters. His research focuses on global public goods, geopolitics, and China’s international relations.

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Research interests

• Theory of International Relations and international geostructure
• Foreign policy and strategic thinking of China
• China-Latin America relations and South–South cooperation
• Eurasian geopolitics and great power competition
• Global public goods, global governance, and international institutionalism

Academic Work

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Some examples of publications

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
	Tzili-Apango, E., Morales Ruvalcaba, D. (2025).Power Geostructure in East Asia: Sub-Regional Shifts and Strategic Implications (1992–2023). Strategic Analysis,49(1) 76-82
	Tzili-Apango, E. (2025).Policies of the BRI in Latin America and the Caribbean Region: Mexico. Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series,80681-107	\| 10 \|
	Apango Partida, M., Tzili Apango, E., Rocha Valencia, A. and 1 more (...) (2024).The Semiperipheral States in the International Geostructure. Contributions to International Relations,2567183-211
	Tzili Apango, E., Briceño Montes, J., Ramos Flores, M. and 1 more (...) (2024).The Peripheral States in the International Geostructure. Contributions to International Relations,2567243-273
OA	Tzili-Apango, E. (2023).Geopolitics of Integration of Inner Mongolia to the People’s Republic of China, 1949-1966. Mexico y la Cuenca del Pacifico,12(34) 23-44
	Tzili-Apango, E. (2021).The discursive construction of the belt and road initiative as a global public good. The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Studies,56-68
	Legler, T., Turzi, M., Tzili-Apango, E. (2020).Advancing autonomy? chinese influence on regional governance in latin america. International Political Economy Series,27-53
OA	Tzili-Apango, E., Legler, T. (2020).Mexico’s Elusive Partnership with China: The Search for Explanations. Norteamerica,15(2) 127-154

Courses taught by the professor in recent trimesters

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	26I	Política Internacional	Posgrado
2	26I	Taller de Tesis IV	Posgrado
3	26I	Seminario de Tesis II, Area Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
4	26I	Historia y Sociedad	Licenciatura
5	25O	Historia y Sociedad	Licenciatura
6	25O	Perspectivas Frente a la Globalización y Las Regionalizaciones	Posgrado
7	25O	Seminario de Tesis I, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
8	25O	Taller de Tesis III	Posgrado
9	25P	La Revolución Científico Tecnológica y su Relación con los Cambios en la Sociedad Contemporánea	Posgrado
10	25P	México: Economía, Política y Sociedad	Licenciatura
11	25P	México: Economía, Política y Sociedad	Licenciatura
12	25P	Taller de Tesis II, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
13	25I	Historia y Sociedad	Licenciatura
14	25I	Taller de Tesis I, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
15	25I	Taller de Tesis I, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
16	24O	Historia y Sociedad	Licenciatura
17	24O	Seminario de Tesis III, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
18	24P	Seminario de Tesis II, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
19	24I	Seminario de Tesis I, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
20	23O	Instituciones Practicas, Sociales y Formas de Sociabilidad	Posgrado
21	23O	Taller de Tesis III, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
22	23P	La Revolución Científico Tecnológica y su Relación con los Cambios en la Sociedad Contemporánea	Posgrado
23	23P	Taller de Tesis II, Área Relaciones Internacionales	Posgrado
24	23I	Historia y Sociedad	Licenciatura
25	23I	Integraciones en América Latina y el Caribe	Posgrado
26	23I	Integraciones en América Latina y el Caribe	Posgrado
27	22O	Historia y Sociedad	Licenciatura
28	22O	La Unión Europea y la Integración Asiática	Posgrado
29	22P	México: Economía, Política y Sociedad	Licenciatura
30	22I	Historia y Sociedad	Licenciatura

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