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Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre joins "War and Peace at Oxford"
The Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre has joined the University of Oxford's War and Peace at Oxford webpage. War and Peace at Oxford works to highlight the research done at Oxford in the areas of war and peace, ac
Dr Anna Pleshakova presents findings and gives lectures in Poland and China
On the 18th-19th of May 2016, Dr Anna Pleshakova gave a research talk 'Viewpoint in Russian TV news: Multimodal Analysis via Conceptual Blending' and a lecture on cognitive approaches to media discourse analysis at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology' at the University of Warsaw,
Patricia Thornton's debate chosen as "Pick of the Week" by BBC Radio 4
Professor Patricia Thornton's debate with historian Frank Dikotter on Free Thinking was named a "Pick of the Week" by BBC Radio 4.
Samuel Ramani, REES MPhil Student, publishes on Putin
Samuel Ramani, a Russian and East European MPhil student, has published an article titled "Why Vladimir Putin Wants Destabilization, Not Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh".
Paul Irwin Crookes takes part in a RUSI roundtable examining East Asian security issues
Paul Irwin Crookes recently took part in a roundtable discussion examining the security implications of China’s current political and military posture in the East Asia region.
Gwendolyn Sasse publishes on Eurovision in Carnegie Europe
Professor Gwendolyn Sasse has commented on this year's Eurovision in a Carnegie Europe article, titled "The Crimean Tartars and the Politics of Eurovision".
Timothy Power Discusses Brazil Impeachment Proceedings in News Media
On 12 May 2016, the day on which President Dilma Rousseff was suspended from office, Timothy Power discussed Brazil’s impeachment crisis in a television interview on TRT World.
Jenny Chan presents “Wage Default in China” at Middlesex University
On 9 May 2016 Jenny Chan presented at the “Unpaid Britain” Typology Workshop at Middlesex University, London. She reported that each year 2 to 3 million Chinese rural migrant workers were not paid, according to the latest national survey findings.
New UK loans available for Master’s study at Oxford
The UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced a new loans scheme for full-time and part-time master’s courses at English HEIs from 2016-17 entry. Eligible candidates can borrow up to £10,000 as a contribution towards their course and living costs.
Paul Irwin Crookes publishes article in ‘The RUSI Journal’ on cross-Taiwan Strait security issues
Paul Irwin Crookes has just published an article in The RUSI Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies entitled “The Political and Security Nexus of the Taiwan Strait and China’s New Military Capabilities”.
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Rajiv Gandhi University playing host to the Annual NEEA Conference
The 17th Annual Conference of North Eastern Economic Association (NEEA) is being held at Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills on October 30 and 31.
Second Year REES MPhil student publishes in the Washington Post
This article focuses on the rationale for Putin's recent military escalation in Syria and long-standing alliance with Assad, which has persisted despite considerable costs to Russia's economy and diplomatic relations with Sunni-majority states in the Arab world.
Prof Gwendolyn Sasse talks about Ukraine on German radio
Prof Gwendolyn Sasse gave an interview on German public radio (ARD-SWR) yesterday morning about the situation in Ukraine ahead of the local elections this Sunday.
Prof Robert Service's new book on BBC's Today Programme and reviewed in the Guardian
Robert Service discusses his new book and its relevance to the present day on the BBC's Today Programme, Wednesday 13th October:
The clip starts at 2 hours 45.48 minutes of the thread.
India Social Development Report 2014
The Council for Social Development will be releasing their publication India Social Development Report 2014: Challenges of Public Health on Thursday October 15th, 2015, at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
Dr Kate Sullivan at Boston University
Kate Sullivan featured in a workshop and panel discussion on the theme of Modi's foreign policy at Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies on 7 October.
Second Year MPhil in REES Student writes an article for the Moscow Times.
Second year MPhil in REES student, Sam Ramani, provides a counter-argument to Russia's current policy of conducting airstrikes to bolster Assad against ISIS in Syria, by arguing that ISIS can only be durably undermined through trilateral diplomacy involving Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Journal of South Asian Studies: Free Articles
A number of articles have been specially selected by Kama Maclean, Editor of South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, to be free to view until 31st December 2015.
Contemporary Pakistan: A talk by Professor Matthew McCartney
Professor McCartney will today be speaking at the English-Speaking Union on the topic of Contemporary Pakistan. This follows on from his appearance last year, focussing on India. The talk takes place at 12.30 today at the Sharnbrook Hotel in Bedford.