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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick
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A research and study group focused on the politics and international relations of the East Asian region based at @warwickpais.bsky.social We discuss and investigate the paradoxical challenges the East Asian region poses to traditional IR theories.
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · 3d
Looking forward to co-hosting this roundtable next Thursday with our colleagues from the University of Birmingham!

Please, email us at [email protected] if you'd like to join and we can send you a Teams invite :)
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Max Warrack PhD FHEA @maxwarrack.bsky.social · Jun 24
Our final talk of the year, and we are ending on a high note with this fascinating discussion of how the military juntas of Thailand and Myanmar have adapted their economies to survive post-coup. Reach out if you want a Teams link to the event, or just contact [email protected] directly.
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Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) @warwickpais.bsky.social · Jun 24
🗓️ Final Warwick EASG talk of the year! Dr. Thawatchai “Tong” Worrakittimalee joins us to unpack how coups shape economies & global ties in Thailand & Myanmar.

📍 25 June | 14:15 | Find out more here - buff.ly/I0N4yMJ
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · May 28
This joint workshop, we’ve been coordinating with the University of Birmingham’s Asia Research Group, promises to be an insightful and interesting academic exploration of the region; the first of many such joint academic events! Check out more details by following the link below!
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Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) @warwickpais.bsky.social · May 28
📅 11 June 2025 | University of Birmingham
Join Warwick & Birmingham for a workshop on the Indo-Pacific — a region everyone’s watching. Fresh takes on politics, IR, and more. Panels, travel funding, and good convo. Details here:
buff.ly/gEs71Fp

#IndoPacific #Research #AcademicWorkshop
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Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) @warwickpais.bsky.social · May 27
Today at 13:15 in OC1.02 (The Oculus) Dr. Radityo Dharmaputra (Universitas Airlangga) unpacks how Indonesia is responding to Russia’s war—through diplomacy, media, and strategic positioning.

A deep dive into global influence, democratic resilience & Southeast Asia’s evolving role in world affairs.
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · May 7
Date: 8th of May 2025
Time: 13.15-14.30
Location: University of Warwick FAB 5.01/Microsoft Teams

For more info please visit warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · May 7
🚨New Research Seminar 🚨

The EASG is delighted to host Prof Ralf Emmers from @soasuni.bsky.social for a talk on Indonesia, Vietnam and coalitions in the Indo-Pacific

The seminar is hybrid – please email [email protected] for an access link

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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Apr 1
Our EASG coordinator, @maxwarrack.bsky.social, recently published on The Pacific Review about the rehabilitation of military violence in Japan.

Make sure to check his article out for a fresh take on Japan's remilitarisation and the role of popular culture in enabling it.
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Max Warrack PhD FHEA @maxwarrack.bsky.social · Apr 1
Hegseth's recent assertions about Japan's 'warrior ethos' (str.sg/EB3A) could be dismissed as wishful thinking given its peace constitution and 'military allergy' reputation. However, as outlined in my latest article, there are signs Japan is recovering its 'warrior ethos'.
doi.org/10.1080/0951...
Manga and militarism: rehabilitating military violence in Japan
There is an impasse in Japan’s security debate. Realists emphasise defence build-up programmes and policy reforms that are cumulatively developing Japan’s autonomous security capabilities to argue ...
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Mar 8
Date: Monday 10th March
Time: 13:15-14:30
Location: FAB2.32, Faculty of Arts Building, University of Warwick Campus/Microsoft Teams

Link to webpage for more information: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais...
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Mar 8
🚨New Research Seminar 🚨

The EASG is delighted to host Dr Kim for a talk on perceptions of political identity between Japan and South Korea

The seminar is hybrid – please email [email protected] for an access link

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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Mar 3
🚨New Research Seminar

The EASG is delighted to host Prof Garren Mulloy from Daito Bunka University for a talk on

Asian NATO: Ishiba’s Odessey or Strategic Fool’s Gold?

The seminar is online only. Please email [email protected] for the access link

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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Feb 24
One of our most recent speakers, Dr William Reynolds, just published in Diplomacy and Statecraft.

Make sure to check this article out!
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Will Reynolds @warstudent.bsky.social · Feb 21
Am happy to say my first academic peer-reviewed journal has just been published with Diplomacy & Statecraft:

'Facing the ‘Rogue Elephant’: The Evolution of British Strategy Towards Japan in the 1970s and 1980s

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Facing the ‘Rogue Elephant’: The Evolution of British Strategy Towards Japan in the 1970s and 1980s
By the 1970s, Japan had become a key player in international relations. Less than two decades after the 1952 San Francisco Peace Treaty, and the formal end of the Second World War and Japanese occu...
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Feb 14
💡 New Research Seminar

The EASG is delighted to host Dr Dorothy Pihaj from @sheffielduni.bsky.social for a talk on the construction of Japan's national identity

More info here: tinyurl.com/3pnty976

Please contact [email protected] for the access link

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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Feb 13
This is happening today (despite the mistake on the slide)!

If you'd like to participate online, please email us at [email protected]
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Feb 10
🚨 New Research Seminar

The EASG is delighted to host Dr Ra Mason from the University of East Anglia for a talk on Okinawa and great power competition

More info: tinyurl.com/53dpceh8

If you'd like to join us online, please email [email protected]

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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Feb 11
🚨 Apologises for the mistake on the slide, the talk is on the 13th of February (this Thursday) from 2.15 to 3.30.

We hope to see you there!
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Feb 10
🚨 New Research Seminar

The EASG is delighted to host Dr Ra Mason from the University of East Anglia for a talk on Okinawa and great power competition

More info: tinyurl.com/53dpceh8

If you'd like to join us online, please email [email protected]

@warwickpais.bsky.social
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Feb 3
🚨 Friendly reminder for tomorrow's research seminar!

If you can't be there in person and would like to join us online, please email the EASG at [email protected] and we will provide an access link

Hope to see you there tomorrow! ✨
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Jan 31
🚨Research Seminar

The EASG is delighted to host Dr. William Reynolds @warstudent.bsky.social from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

🗺️ 'From Oslo to Tokyo: Britain's Cold War Strategy and Japan'

📅 February 4th, 2025 - 2.15-3.30PM (hybrid)

More info at tinyurl.com/48puxnzc or [email protected]
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Jan 31
🚨Research Seminar

The EASG is delighted to host Dr. William Reynolds @warstudent.bsky.social from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

🗺️ 'From Oslo to Tokyo: Britain's Cold War Strategy and Japan'

📅 February 4th, 2025 - 2.15-3.30PM (hybrid)

More info at tinyurl.com/48puxnzc or [email protected]
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East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick @easgwarwick.bsky.social · Jan 28
Hello Bluesky people!

We are a University of Warwick research group and we organise regular research seminars on the politics and international relations of the East Asian region 🌏

Most of our seminars are in hybrid format so follow us to be up to date and participate in our research activities!
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