Current Research
Dr Paul Anderson
Social anthropology, relating to Islam, and the sociality of trade. Trading networks connecting China to markets in West Asia and Arabic-speaking countries
Dr Jonathan Duquette
Sanskrit intellectual history, classical Indian philosophy, logic and textual hermeneutics, early modernity, modern history of pandits, digital humanities
Professor John Nilsson-Wright
Cold War relationship between the USA & NE Asia, particularly Japan & the two Koreas; contemporary regional security issues, foreign policy & domestic politics
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Japanese Foreign Policy and the Indo-Pacific: formulating a new strategic vision for regional security cooperation
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UK-Japan Global Seminar
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Constructive Engagement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
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Mirror Images: Leadership legitimacy, narratives of nationhood and the limits of US Cold War alliance policy in Asia