 Professor Cox is a well-known speaker on global affairs and has lectured in the United States, Australia, Asia, and in the EU.He has spoken on a range of contemporary global issues, though most recently he has focused on the role of the United States in the international system, the rise of Asia, and whether or not the world is now in the midst of a major power shift.Cox has been a member of the Executive Committee of the British International Studies Association and the Irish National Committee for the Study of International Affairs.