Martin Sebena holds a PhD in International Political Economy from the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include the geoeconomics of technological competition, the international political economy of energy transition, geopolitical risk, and EU-China relations. Previously, dr. Sebena worked as a lecturer of international relations at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining academia, he worked in the finance and supply chain industries in Zurich, Melbourne, and Hong Kong. 

Book Chapter: 

• Šebeňa, Martin, “Chinese economic miracle: How did an underdeveloped country change into a world leader?” In: Kironská, Kristína and Richard Q. Turcsányi (eds.): Contemporary China. A New Superpower? Routledge, 2023, pp 89-98. 

• Šebeňa, Martin, “Hong Kong: How did the 'pearl of the Orient' become a city of protests?” In: Kironská, Kristína and Richard Q. Turcsányi (eds.): Contemporary China. A New Superpower? Routledge, 2023, pp 166-176. 

• Šebeňa, Martin, “Technological power: Can China innovate?” In: Kironská, Kristína and Richard Q. Turcsányi (eds.): Contemporary China. A New Superpower? Routledge, 2023, pp 128-135. 

Journal Article: 

• Šebeňa, Martin and Seong Hyeon Choi, “North Korea’s Ontological Insecurity in the Aftermath of Hanoi Summit Breakdown”. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Volume 26, Issue 1, 2026, lcaf012, https://doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcaf012 

• Šebeňa, Martin and Stefan Auer, “Are Slovaks a Nation of Cowards? Robert Fico’s politics of memory and the transformation of Slovak foreign policy towards Russia and Ukraine”. Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. 2025, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/25739638.2025.2599340 

• Šebeňa, Martin, “Navigating Geopolitical Shocks: Comparative Strategies of the Visegrád 4 and Indonesia in Global Value Chains”, Central European Journal of International and Security Studies, vol. 18, no. 4, 2024, pp. 149-169. https://doi.org/10.51870/GIVR1313 

• Šebeňa, Martin, “Book Symposium on Andreas Fulda. 2024. Germany and China: How Entanglement Undermines Freedom, Prosperity and Security.” Asian Perspective, vol. 49, No. 2, Spring 2025. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961000/pdf 

• Šebeňa, Martin and Richard Q. Turcsányi, “Divided National Identity and COVID-19: How China Has Become a Symbol of Major Political Cleavage in the Czech Republic.” China Review, vol. 21, no. 2, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2021, pp. 35–64, https://www.jstor.org/stable/27019009. 

Policy paper: 

• “Central Europe-East Asia EV nexus: Tracking Chinese, South Korean and Japanese electric vehicle and battery investment in the V4 countries.” Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS), 2025. (with Ágnes Szumonár, Konrad Poplawski, Kara Němečková, Filip Šebok, Veronika Blablová, Marcell Kovács, Benedykt Kurtyka, Filip Šebok, and Richard Turcsányi) 

• “Contribution of European firms’ investments in China to European economies.” CEIAS, 2025.  

• “South Korea’s industrial ties with Central Europe – The case of defense and electric vehicles.” CEIAS, 2024. (with Seong Hyeon Choi, Gary Ng and Thomas Chan) 

• “National Perspectives on Europe’s De-risking from China.” European Think-tank Network on China, 2024. (with Matej Šimalčík and Richard Q. Turcsányi) 

• “The China Factor: Economic exposures and security implications in an interdependent world.” CEIAS, 2023. (with Thomas Chan and Matej Šimalčík)