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27 Feb 2026 | News
Tabita Rosendal has published a new open-access book chapter on the Buddhist diplomacy of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was President of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024, utilized Buddhist diplomacy to ensure his political legitimacy and longevity - similarly to other Sri Lankan...
12 Feb 2026 | News
Going Plant-forward in China
Our PhD candidate Gina Song Lopez has recently published her article titled “Going Plant-Forward? Dietary Publics and Plant-Based Lifestyle Advocacy in Contemporary China” in Asian...
10 Feb 2026 | News
Tabita Rosendal was interviewed for France 24 about Panama’s decision to revoke CK Hutchison’s port concessions in Balboa and Cristobal
Panama's decision exemplifies increasing pressure exerted by the US on Latin American countries, and could spell trouble for Beijing's strategic interests in the region
2 Feb 2026 | News
The Centre announces 1 fully funded PhD position in East and South-East Asian Studies.
East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on contemporary phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. ...
27 Jan 2026 | News
Chontida Auikool has received her doctorate degree
On Tuesday, 27 January, Chontida Auikool successfully defended her dissertation "Aceh Chinese Negotiated Belonging: Memory, Place, and Identity"