【Seminar（12/19）】UBRJ/EES Seminar for Survival Strategic Research

Date & Time：December 19 (Fri.), 16:30-18:00 (JST)

Lecturer：Dr. Paradorn Rangsimaporn

Title：“Central Asia and Southeast Asia. Exploring the Dynamics of Greater Engagement”

Discussants：
Tomohiko Uyama (Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University)
Mihoko Kato （Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University）

Venue：Online via Zoom Webinar

Registration：
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2MnB1AZaQ2Oo3FaEOio0vw

There is a great deal of research on Central Asian foreign relations but little on how that region relates to Southeast Asia. This seminar explores Central Asian engagement with Southeast Asia through the eyes of a diplomat. It is organized by the Eurasia Unit for Border Research and East Eurasian Studies @ SRC.

Dr. Paradorn Rangsimaporn is currently Minister-Counsellor, Eastern Europe Division, Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. He is also an independent researcher with an interest in Russian foreign policy, particularly towards Asia, and the international relations of Eurasia and Central Asia, as well as a growing interest in intelligence studies. His many publications include Central Asia and Southeast Asia: Exploring the Dynamics of Greater Engagement (Palgrave Macmillan: 2022) Details.

Organized by：Eurasia Unit for Border Research (UBRJ) (Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University)

Co-organized by：Platform for Explorations in Survival Strategies (Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University); “East Eurasian Studies”, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University (NIHU Global Area Studies Program East Eurasian Studies Projects)

Contact：iwasi＊slav.hokudai.ac.jp (Please replace＊with an @ and send.)