In this episode of Haldane's Law Matters, Jonathan Midgley talks with Sanjeev Aaron Williams, a commercial lawyer and writer on geopolitical risk and the digital economy, whose journey spans colonial Hong Kong, the UK, Canada and the modern global stage.

Describing himself as “different from the average lawyer,” Sanjeev draws on his experiences growing up in the city during the colonial era to discuss Hong Kong’s transformation, before moving on to a compelling analysis of current US-China relations, the emerging influence of BRICS nations, and Hong Kong's strategic position in an increasingly multipolar world.

With Hong Kong in a “fight for its life,” Sanjeev explains why he believes the city urgently needs to forge a new, cohesive social identity amidst rapid global changes.

You might not agree with everything he says, but you can’t afford not to listen to someone “returning to law re-invented and re-skilled,” who has.a unique grasp of the region’s political and economic realities.