Lionel Fatton
@lionelfatton.bsky.social
- Asian Security & Military Affairs + Neoclassical Realism
- Author of "Japan's Rush to the Pacific War": https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22053-1
- Managing Editor of Asian Security
- Website: https://lionelfatton.com/
- Author of "Japan's Rush to the Pacific War": https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22053-1
- Managing Editor of Asian Security
- Website: https://lionelfatton.com/
New START - the last treaty limiting strategic nuclear forces between #Russia and the #US - has collapsed. As pundits debate the consequences & likelihood of a trilateral agreement with #China (by the way, Beijing is allergic to the very term "arms control"), it is worth scrutinizing the causes. 1/3
February 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
New START - the last treaty limiting strategic nuclear forces between #Russia and the #US - has collapsed. As pundits debate the consequences & likelihood of a trilateral agreement with #China (by the way, Beijing is allergic to the very term "arms control"), it is worth scrutinizing the causes. 1/3
Quoted in this @asharqbusiness.bsky.social article on #China failed attempts (so far) to drive a wedge between the #US and its allies (e.g. #Canada) and between these allies themselves (e.g. #SouthKorea / #Japan).
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asharq.co/jvg8n
وسط انقسام بشأن "نهج ترمب".. كيف تغير الصين خريطة التحالفات الغربية؟
مع تراجع ثقة أوروبا تجاه أميركا بعد أزمة جرينلاند، تتجه الصين لملء "فراغ واشنطن".
asharq.co
February 2, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Quoted in this @asharqbusiness.bsky.social article on #China failed attempts (so far) to drive a wedge between the #US and its allies (e.g. #Canada) and between these allies themselves (e.g. #SouthKorea / #Japan).
asharq.co/jvg8n
asharq.co/jvg8n
Un plaisir d'être intervenu hier dans un Objectif Monde (@tv5monde.bsky.social) sur la Corée du Sud aux côtés de Marie-Orange Rivé et Benjamin Joinau. Merci à Dominique Laresche pour l'invitation!
Lien 👉 www.tv5mondeplus.com/fr/info-et-s...
Lien 👉 www.tv5mondeplus.com/fr/info-et-s...
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Un plaisir d'être intervenu hier dans un Objectif Monde (@tv5monde.bsky.social) sur la Corée du Sud aux côtés de Marie-Orange Rivé et Benjamin Joinau. Merci à Dominique Laresche pour l'invitation!
Lien 👉 www.tv5mondeplus.com/fr/info-et-s...
Lien 👉 www.tv5mondeplus.com/fr/info-et-s...
The Conflict Barometer 2024 is out‼️Published by the Institute for International Conflict Research @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, it documents dynamics of political conflicts worldwide in 2024.
Happy to have been member of the Advisory Board focusing on Asia & Oceania.
Link: hiik.de/conflict-bar...
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Happy to have been member of the Advisory Board focusing on Asia & Oceania.
Link: hiik.de/conflict-bar...
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December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Conflict Barometer 2024 is out‼️Published by the Institute for International Conflict Research @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, it documents dynamics of political conflicts worldwide in 2024.
Happy to have been member of the Advisory Board focusing on Asia & Oceania.
Link: hiik.de/conflict-bar...
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Happy to have been member of the Advisory Board focusing on Asia & Oceania.
Link: hiik.de/conflict-bar...
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Asian Security's 3rd and last issue of 2025 is out❗
Featuring articles on the strategic revival of #UN Command, #China economic statecraft in #SoutheastAsia, #CentralAsia reactions to #Russia invasion of #Ukraine & attacks on Chinese citizens in #Pakistan.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
Featuring articles on the strategic revival of #UN Command, #China economic statecraft in #SoutheastAsia, #CentralAsia reactions to #Russia invasion of #Ukraine & attacks on Chinese citizens in #Pakistan.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
Asian Security
Volume 21, Issue 3 of Asian Security
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November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Asian Security's 3rd and last issue of 2025 is out❗
Featuring articles on the strategic revival of #UN Command, #China economic statecraft in #SoutheastAsia, #CentralAsia reactions to #Russia invasion of #Ukraine & attacks on Chinese citizens in #Pakistan.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
Featuring articles on the strategic revival of #UN Command, #China economic statecraft in #SoutheastAsia, #CentralAsia reactions to #Russia invasion of #Ukraine & attacks on Chinese citizens in #Pakistan.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/2...
Join us tomorrow for a Career Talk (hybrid) & Networking @gvagrad.bsky.social in the context of the #GenevaForumonEastAsia2025, organized by the Contemporary East Asia Studies Initiative (CEAS)❗
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Join us tomorrow for a Career Talk (hybrid) & Networking @gvagrad.bsky.social in the context of the #GenevaForumonEastAsia2025, organized by the Contemporary East Asia Studies Initiative (CEAS)❗
My latest article "Plea for a Relationalist Operationalization of the Realist Structure" has been published open access in Stosunki Międzynarodowe – International Relations♨️
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internationalrelations-publishing.org/articles/5-28
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internationalrelations-publishing.org/articles/5-28
internationalrelations-publishing.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
My latest article "Plea for a Relationalist Operationalization of the Realist Structure" has been published open access in Stosunki Międzynarodowe – International Relations♨️
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internationalrelations-publishing.org/articles/5-28
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internationalrelations-publishing.org/articles/5-28
The latest issue of Asian Security is out❗
Featuring articles on #Singapore & #UAE military self-reliance strategies, #Indonesia defense acquisition, #ASEAN institutional balancing and Indonesia & #Malaysia’s foreign policy towards the persecution of Muslims.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/c...
Featuring articles on #Singapore & #UAE military self-reliance strategies, #Indonesia defense acquisition, #ASEAN institutional balancing and Indonesia & #Malaysia’s foreign policy towards the persecution of Muslims.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/c...
Asian Security
Volume 21, Issue 2 of Asian Security
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September 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The latest issue of Asian Security is out❗
Featuring articles on #Singapore & #UAE military self-reliance strategies, #Indonesia defense acquisition, #ASEAN institutional balancing and Indonesia & #Malaysia’s foreign policy towards the persecution of Muslims.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/c...
Featuring articles on #Singapore & #UAE military self-reliance strategies, #Indonesia defense acquisition, #ASEAN institutional balancing and Indonesia & #Malaysia’s foreign policy towards the persecution of Muslims.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fasi20/c...
Passages rapides aux 12h45 & 19h30 de la RTS pour parler de la parade militaire chinoise à l'occasion du 80e anniversaire de la capitulation du Japon & des relations #Chine-#Russie-#CoréeduNord.
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Xi Jinping, Vladimir Poutine et Kim Jong-un réunis à Pékin. La réaction de Lionel Fatton - 19h30 - Play RTS
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September 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Passages rapides aux 12h45 & 19h30 de la RTS pour parler de la parade militaire chinoise à l'occasion du 80e anniversaire de la capitulation du Japon & des relations #Chine-#Russie-#CoréeduNord.
12h45 => www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi...
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12h45 => www.rts.ch/play/tv/-/vi...
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Quelques mots sur le sommet de l'Organisation de coopération de Shanghai au micro de Forum (RTS).
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Une nouvelle gouvernance face à l'Occident se forme au sommet de Tianjin, en Chine: interview de Lionel Fatton
Interview de Lionel Fatton, professeur assistant en relations internationales à l'Université Webster de Genève.
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September 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Quelques mots sur le sommet de l'Organisation de coopération de Shanghai au micro de Forum (RTS).
www.rts.ch/audio-podcas...
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Quoted on next week's military parade in Beijing in Svenska Dagbladet. 3 take-aways:
1) Kim Jong-un's attendance is a victory for #NorthKorea: the multilateral setting symbolizes the end of its ostracization & its growing importance as a pivotal state in int'l politics.
www.svd.se/a/eM31EM/kim...
1) Kim Jong-un's attendance is a victory for #NorthKorea: the multilateral setting symbolizes the end of its ostracization & its growing importance as a pivotal state in int'l politics.
www.svd.se/a/eM31EM/kim...
Kim deltar i toppmöte – kan bryta isoleringen
Rivalitet mellan älskvärdheterna väntar när världens diktatorstrojka sammanstrålar på toppmöte nästa vecka. Det tror Asienkännaren Lionel Fatton. ”Redan nu finns en oväntad segrare”, säger han.
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August 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Quoted on next week's military parade in Beijing in Svenska Dagbladet. 3 take-aways:
1) Kim Jong-un's attendance is a victory for #NorthKorea: the multilateral setting symbolizes the end of its ostracization & its growing importance as a pivotal state in int'l politics.
www.svd.se/a/eM31EM/kim...
1) Kim Jong-un's attendance is a victory for #NorthKorea: the multilateral setting symbolizes the end of its ostracization & its growing importance as a pivotal state in int'l politics.
www.svd.se/a/eM31EM/kim...
Delighted to announce I’m Managing Editor of Asian Security from today onward, taking over @manjeetsp.bsky.social. Looking forward to working with a fantastic editorial team and to receiving your drafts‼️
But first, direction @europeanisa.bsky.social’s #EWIS2025.
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fas...
But first, direction @europeanisa.bsky.social’s #EWIS2025.
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fas...
Asian Security
Publishes on national and international security in Asia, covering traditional and new issues like interstate warfare, national defense policies and more.
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July 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Delighted to announce I’m Managing Editor of Asian Security from today onward, taking over @manjeetsp.bsky.social. Looking forward to working with a fantastic editorial team and to receiving your drafts‼️
But first, direction @europeanisa.bsky.social’s #EWIS2025.
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fas...
But first, direction @europeanisa.bsky.social’s #EWIS2025.
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fas...
Un plaisir d'être intervenu dans Objectif Monde L'hebdo aux côtés de Dominique Laresche et François Mazure pour parler de Taïwan, des tensions avec la Chine et des perspectives d'un conflit dans le détroit.
Lien 👉 www.youtube.com/live/TPqBwMf...
@tv5monde.info #Chine #Taiwan
Lien 👉 www.youtube.com/live/TPqBwMf...
@tv5monde.info #Chine #Taiwan
June 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Un plaisir d'être intervenu dans Objectif Monde L'hebdo aux côtés de Dominique Laresche et François Mazure pour parler de Taïwan, des tensions avec la Chine et des perspectives d'un conflit dans le détroit.
Lien 👉 www.youtube.com/live/TPqBwMf...
@tv5monde.info #Chine #Taiwan
Lien 👉 www.youtube.com/live/TPqBwMf...
@tv5monde.info #Chine #Taiwan
The English-expanded version of an opinion Simona Grano and I wrote to warn about the glaring lack of academic expertise on #Asia in #Switzerland was published by #Swissinfo. 1/x
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The expertise gap: Swiss academia needs more competencies in Asia studies
Switzerland must invest more in Asia studies. This is key for it to remain globally competitive, argue Simona Grano and Lionel Fatton.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The English-expanded version of an opinion Simona Grano and I wrote to warn about the glaring lack of academic expertise on #Asia in #Switzerland was published by #Swissinfo. 1/x
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-...
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-...
Simona Grano et moi-même publions une opinion @letemps.ch et Corriere del Ticino sur la nécessité de combler le déficit d’expertise suisse en études asiatiques. Nous y soulignons le retard pris par rapport à nos voisins européens, surtout en ce qui concerne... 1/x
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www.letemps.ch/opinions/deb...
De la nécessité de combler le déficit d’expertise suisse en études asiatiques - Le Temps
OPINION. La Suisse manque d’institutions académiques abordant spécifiquement la géopolitique et les relations internationales de l’Asie, ce qui expose le gouvernement à des perceptions erronées et don...
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April 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Simona Grano et moi-même publions une opinion @letemps.ch et Corriere del Ticino sur la nécessité de combler le déficit d’expertise suisse en études asiatiques. Nous y soulignons le retard pris par rapport à nos voisins européens, surtout en ce qui concerne... 1/x
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Excellent article @japantimes.co.jp.
#Taiwan DepFonMin Wu: “We see that #Japan is becoming more and more involved in regional security issues, and strongly welcome this initiative.”
Relatedly, I can't but recommend this article 😁: doi.org/10.1080/1479...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03...
#Taiwan DepFonMin Wu: “We see that #Japan is becoming more and more involved in regional security issues, and strongly welcome this initiative.”
Relatedly, I can't but recommend this article 😁: doi.org/10.1080/1479...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03...
Taiwan’s No. 2 diplomat seeks higher-level ‘unofficial’ Japan meetings as ties grow
Taipei has been shifting away from its competition with China over formal recognition, focusing instead on pragmatism to circumvent diplomatic obstacles.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Excellent article @japantimes.co.jp.
#Taiwan DepFonMin Wu: “We see that #Japan is becoming more and more involved in regional security issues, and strongly welcome this initiative.”
Relatedly, I can't but recommend this article 😁: doi.org/10.1080/1479...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03...
#Taiwan DepFonMin Wu: “We see that #Japan is becoming more and more involved in regional security issues, and strongly welcome this initiative.”
Relatedly, I can't but recommend this article 😁: doi.org/10.1080/1479...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03...
Wrap-up of what was certainly my most intense ISA to date #ISA2025
In addition to presenting my work on spheres of influence and international hierarchies, I participated in a roundtable on Neoclassical realism and chaired two panels on alliances and international dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. 1/3
In addition to presenting my work on spheres of influence and international hierarchies, I participated in a roundtable on Neoclassical realism and chaired two panels on alliances and international dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. 1/3
March 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Wrap-up of what was certainly my most intense ISA to date #ISA2025
In addition to presenting my work on spheres of influence and international hierarchies, I participated in a roundtable on Neoclassical realism and chaired two panels on alliances and international dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. 1/3
In addition to presenting my work on spheres of influence and international hierarchies, I participated in a roundtable on Neoclassical realism and chaired two panels on alliances and international dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. 1/3
After San Francisco, Chicago! On display again at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social 😁
March 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
After San Francisco, Chicago! On display again at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social 😁
Reposted by Lionel Fatton
Hey #ISA2025 folks, the early bird gets the..worm? Is that how it goes? Either way, today we kick of at 8:15h with the roundtable on #ncr diversity, pluralism and geographic regions! Join me, @thomasjuneau.bsky.social @lionelfatton.bsky.social and more
March 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hey #ISA2025 folks, the early bird gets the..worm? Is that how it goes? Either way, today we kick of at 8:15h with the roundtable on #ncr diversity, pluralism and geographic regions! Join me, @thomasjuneau.bsky.social @lionelfatton.bsky.social and more
#ISA2025 people, mark in your convention calendar what promises to be 2 terrific roundtables on Neoclassical realism & its analytical breadth 🔥
1) “Can it be Geographically and Positionally Diverse?” (SA70) chaired by @lucerioli.bsky.social & @thomasjuneau.bsky.social, Sunday, 8:15-10am, at PR 904.
1) “Can it be Geographically and Positionally Diverse?” (SA70) chaired by @lucerioli.bsky.social & @thomasjuneau.bsky.social, Sunday, 8:15-10am, at PR 904.
February 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#ISA2025 people, mark in your convention calendar what promises to be 2 terrific roundtables on Neoclassical realism & its analytical breadth 🔥
1) “Can it be Geographically and Positionally Diverse?” (SA70) chaired by @lucerioli.bsky.social & @thomasjuneau.bsky.social, Sunday, 8:15-10am, at PR 904.
1) “Can it be Geographically and Positionally Diverse?” (SA70) chaired by @lucerioli.bsky.social & @thomasjuneau.bsky.social, Sunday, 8:15-10am, at PR 904.
Cité pour la 1ère fois par le magazine économique Bilan sur les relations #Suisse-#Chine-#ÉtatsUnis. Étant spécialisé en relations internationales, c'est une preuve parmi d'autres du retour en force de la géoéconomie sur la scène internationale.
www.bilan.ch/story/libre-...
www.bilan.ch/story/libre-...
Libre-échange: Trump s’immiscera-t-il dans nos relations avec la Chine?
Le pouvoir de nuisance du président américain peut entraver les relations commerciales entre la Suisse et l’Empire du Milieu et peser sur le renouvellement de l’accord de libre-échange.
www.bilan.ch
February 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Cité pour la 1ère fois par le magazine économique Bilan sur les relations #Suisse-#Chine-#ÉtatsUnis. Étant spécialisé en relations internationales, c'est une preuve parmi d'autres du retour en force de la géoéconomie sur la scène internationale.
www.bilan.ch/story/libre-...
www.bilan.ch/story/libre-...
2 Russian Tu-95 bombers, each accompanied by a fighter, making U-turns near Japan while 1 anti-submarine warfare aircraft patrols the Sea of Japan.
This China-in-Taiwan Strait type of trajectories began, to my knowledge, in summer 2024.
This China-in-Taiwan Strait type of trajectories began, to my knowledge, in summer 2024.
January 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
2 Russian Tu-95 bombers, each accompanied by a fighter, making U-turns near Japan while 1 anti-submarine warfare aircraft patrols the Sea of Japan.
This China-in-Taiwan Strait type of trajectories began, to my knowledge, in summer 2024.
This China-in-Taiwan Strait type of trajectories began, to my knowledge, in summer 2024.
📢Call for papers #EWIS2025 @europeanisa.bsky.social for what promises to be a stellar Realism x Ukraine workshop!
Check "WS P" on the list of workshops and submit!
eisa-net.org/workshops-ew...
Check "WS P" on the list of workshops and submit!
eisa-net.org/workshops-ew...
Workshops | EISA
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January 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
📢Call for papers #EWIS2025 @europeanisa.bsky.social for what promises to be a stellar Realism x Ukraine workshop!
Check "WS P" on the list of workshops and submit!
eisa-net.org/workshops-ew...
Check "WS P" on the list of workshops and submit!
eisa-net.org/workshops-ew...
Great to be back at my alma mater UNIGE for the Swiss Political Science Association's Annual Congress, where I presented my research on the conceptualization of spheres of influence through int’l hierarchies. Progress being made! Next stop, @isanet.bsky.social’s Annual Convention.
January 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Great to be back at my alma mater UNIGE for the Swiss Political Science Association's Annual Congress, where I presented my research on the conceptualization of spheres of influence through int’l hierarchies. Progress being made! Next stop, @isanet.bsky.social’s Annual Convention.