Looking forward to co-hosting this roundtable next Thursday with our colleagues from the University of Birmingham! Please, email us at easg@warwick.ac.uk if you'd like to join and we can send you a Teams invite :)

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 easg@warwick.ac.uk directly.

Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS)@warwickpais.bsky.social · last yr.

🗓️ 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

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!

Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS)@warwickpais.bsky.social · last yr.

📅 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

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.

🚨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 easg@warwick.ac.uk for an access link @warwickpais.bsky.social

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.

Max Warrack PhD FHEA @maxwarrack.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

🚨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 easg@warwick.ac.uk for an access link @warwickpais.bsky.social

🚨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 easg@warwick.ac.uk for the access link @warwickpais.bsky.social

One of our most recent speakers, Dr William Reynolds, just published in Diplomacy and Statecraft. Make sure to check this article out!

Will Reynolds@anglo-japan45.bsky.social · 2y ago

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....

💡 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 easg@warwick.ac.uk for the access link @warwickpais.bsky.social

This is happening today (despite the mistake on the slide)! If you'd like to participate online, please email us at easg@warwick.ac.uk

East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick@easgwarwick.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 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 easg@warwick.ac.uk @warwickpais.bsky.social

🚨 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 easg@warwick.ac.uk @warwickpais.bsky.social

🚨 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 easg@warwick.ac.uk and we will provide an access link Hope to see you there tomorrow! ✨

East Asia Study Group, University of Warwick@easgwarwick.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨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 easg@warwick.ac.uk

🚨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 easg@warwick.ac.uk

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!