Royal Society for Asian Affairs
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How did #Türkiye move from limited engagement to sustained regional entrenchment in the Middle East? Buğrahan Demir examines how strategic decisions in Syria, Iraq, energy security, and regional diplomacy have made withdrawal increasingly difficult. Read here - https://loom.ly/jF3L3pI
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM
How did #Türkiye move from limited engagement to sustained regional entrenchment in the Middle East? Buğrahan Demir examines how strategic decisions in Syria, Iraq, energy security, and regional diplomacy have made withdrawal increasingly difficult. Read here - https://loom.ly/jF3L3pI
Are you aged 21-28 and working on research or a project related to colonialism, exploration, technology, or memory politics in the context of #Asia? The RSAA Travel Awards 2026 could help fund your travel plans. Deadline - 31 January 2025. Find out more and apply here - https://loom.ly/I4W4-e4
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Are you aged 21-28 and working on research or a project related to colonialism, exploration, technology, or memory politics in the context of #Asia? The RSAA Travel Awards 2026 could help fund your travel plans. Deadline - 31 January 2025. Find out more and apply here - https://loom.ly/I4W4-e4
From Josiah Harlan to YouTube adventurers, Zohra Saed traces “American Turbanismo” - the enduring fantasy that casts #Afghanistan as a stage and Afghan men as hypermasculine warriors. This colonial imagination shapes storytelling, policy, and perception. Read here - https://loom.ly/u7CTCN0
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
From Josiah Harlan to YouTube adventurers, Zohra Saed traces “American Turbanismo” - the enduring fantasy that casts #Afghanistan as a stage and Afghan men as hypermasculine warriors. This colonial imagination shapes storytelling, policy, and perception. Read here - https://loom.ly/u7CTCN0
Hindutva and Modi's India: The Makings of a Superpower? - join us for this online panel discussion with Dr Sripad Motiram, Professor Kate Sullivan de Estrada and Javed Gaya, moderated by Neha Dixit on 21 January 2026 at 14.00 GMT. Find out more and register here - https://loom.ly/33yJvj4
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Hindutva and Modi's India: The Makings of a Superpower? - join us for this online panel discussion with Dr Sripad Motiram, Professor Kate Sullivan de Estrada and Javed Gaya, moderated by Neha Dixit on 21 January 2026 at 14.00 GMT. Find out more and register here - https://loom.ly/33yJvj4
Unfamiliar Asia - Christmas Traditions in the Middle East ✝️☦️
Predominantly viewed as an Islamic region, Christian minorities have celebrated Christmas across the Middle East for two thousand years. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/Mv7otHo #christmas #middleeast
Predominantly viewed as an Islamic region, Christian minorities have celebrated Christmas across the Middle East for two thousand years. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/Mv7otHo #christmas #middleeast
December 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Unfamiliar Asia - Christmas Traditions in the Middle East ✝️☦️
Predominantly viewed as an Islamic region, Christian minorities have celebrated Christmas across the Middle East for two thousand years. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/Mv7otHo #christmas #middleeast
Predominantly viewed as an Islamic region, Christian minorities have celebrated Christmas across the Middle East for two thousand years. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/Mv7otHo #christmas #middleeast
Are you aged 21-28 and working on research or a project related to colonialism, exploration, technology, or memory politics in the context of #Asia? The RSAA Travel Awards 2026 could help fund your travel plans. Find out more and apply here - https://loom.ly/I4W4-e4
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Are you aged 21-28 and working on research or a project related to colonialism, exploration, technology, or memory politics in the context of #Asia? The RSAA Travel Awards 2026 could help fund your travel plans. Find out more and apply here - https://loom.ly/I4W4-e4
Catch up on last week's fascinating lecture with Syria expert Charles Lister, hosted by Mazen Gharibah. Lister provides an overview of the year following the fall of Assad, the complex challenges and opportunities and how the new government is faring. Watch here - https://loom.ly/d8Ol1kc
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Catch up on last week's fascinating lecture with Syria expert Charles Lister, hosted by Mazen Gharibah. Lister provides an overview of the year following the fall of Assad, the complex challenges and opportunities and how the new government is faring. Watch here - https://loom.ly/d8Ol1kc
From toppled chief ministers to shifting welfare battlegrounds, Soumyadeep Chowdhury and Allen David Simon unpack why strong leadership and good governance no longer guarantee victory in India’s elections. Read here - https://loom.ly/URpN_vU
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
From toppled chief ministers to shifting welfare battlegrounds, Soumyadeep Chowdhury and Allen David Simon unpack why strong leadership and good governance no longer guarantee victory in India’s elections. Read here - https://loom.ly/URpN_vU
Unfamiliar Asia - Hong Kong Winterfest ❄️
Throughout the festive season and up to the New Year, Hong Kong celebrates with its Winterfest. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/J1fDqBM #hongkong #winterfest
Throughout the festive season and up to the New Year, Hong Kong celebrates with its Winterfest. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/J1fDqBM #hongkong #winterfest
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Unfamiliar Asia - Hong Kong Winterfest ❄️
Throughout the festive season and up to the New Year, Hong Kong celebrates with its Winterfest. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/J1fDqBM #hongkong #winterfest
Throughout the festive season and up to the New Year, Hong Kong celebrates with its Winterfest. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/J1fDqBM #hongkong #winterfest
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Dr Edward Howell, Shihoko Goto, Dr Sung-Yoon Lee and Yuki Tatsumi, on US policy towards East Asia? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/PZl1hNg
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Dr Edward Howell, Shihoko Goto, Dr Sung-Yoon Lee and Yuki Tatsumi, on US policy towards East Asia? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/PZl1hNg
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Dr James Ryan, Mohammed A Salih, Steven A Cook and Dr Sanam Vakil, on US policy towards the Middle East? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/qRAQTIk
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Dr James Ryan, Mohammed A Salih, Steven A Cook and Dr Sanam Vakil, on US policy towards the Middle East? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/qRAQTIk
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Dr Bill Hayton, Elina Noor, Dr Prashanth Parameswaran and Dr Ann Marie Murphy, on US policy towards Southeast Asia? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/fpeHIIY
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Dr Bill Hayton, Elina Noor, Dr Prashanth Parameswaran and Dr Ann Marie Murphy, on US policy towards Southeast Asia? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/fpeHIIY
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Sophie Ibbotson, Annette Bohr, Temur Umarov and Dr Luca Anceschi, on US policy towards Central Asia? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/rGFQj9g
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Sophie Ibbotson, Annette Bohr, Temur Umarov and Dr Luca Anceschi, on US policy towards Central Asia? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/rGFQj9g
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Professor Kerry Brown, Dr James Char, Dr Gemma Cheng'er Deng and Professor Steve Tsang, on US policy towards China? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/uZ6fNiw
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Professor Kerry Brown, Dr James Char, Dr Gemma Cheng'er Deng and Professor Steve Tsang, on US policy towards China? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/uZ6fNiw
From opium wars to the great tea heist, Sean Paterson uncovers how a Scottish gardener helped reshape global tastes and cripple the Qing economy. Read here - https://loom.ly/Vll-g3E
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
From opium wars to the great tea heist, Sean Paterson uncovers how a Scottish gardener helped reshape global tastes and cripple the Qing economy. Read here - https://loom.ly/Vll-g3E
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Dr Kamran Bokhari, Michael Kugelman, Dinaker Peri and Akriti Kalyankar on US policy towards India and South Asia? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/tsm7SeI
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and IIAS, with Dr Kamran Bokhari, Michael Kugelman, Dinaker Peri and Akriti Kalyankar on US policy towards India and South Asia? Catch up with the recording here - https://loom.ly/tsm7SeI
Last month, we were fortunate to have Dr Paul Chambers talk to the RSAA about his experience of being wrongfully imprisoned as a foreign academic in Thailand. In this dramatic story he had his passport taken, visa revoked and employment terminated. Watch the recording here - https://loom.ly/uN8NHRU
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Last month, we were fortunate to have Dr Paul Chambers talk to the RSAA about his experience of being wrongfully imprisoned as a foreign academic in Thailand. In this dramatic story he had his passport taken, visa revoked and employment terminated. Watch the recording here - https://loom.ly/uN8NHRU
Unfamiliar Asia - Lopburi Monkey Festival 🐒
The town of Lopburi dates back more than 1,000 years and was even mentioned in Marco Polo's travel accounts. Today, this festival is one of its most distinctive. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/0up5YUQ #thailand
The town of Lopburi dates back more than 1,000 years and was even mentioned in Marco Polo's travel accounts. Today, this festival is one of its most distinctive. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/0up5YUQ #thailand
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Unfamiliar Asia - Lopburi Monkey Festival 🐒
The town of Lopburi dates back more than 1,000 years and was even mentioned in Marco Polo's travel accounts. Today, this festival is one of its most distinctive. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/0up5YUQ #thailand
The town of Lopburi dates back more than 1,000 years and was even mentioned in Marco Polo's travel accounts. Today, this festival is one of its most distinctive. Find out more here - https://loom.ly/0up5YUQ #thailand
Lawyer Javed Gaya traces the roots of #India’s majoritarian politics, exploring how decisions from Partition to the present have shaped nationalism, federalism, and minority rights in modern India. Read here - https://loom.ly/ORAOyto
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Lawyer Javed Gaya traces the roots of #India’s majoritarian politics, exploring how decisions from Partition to the present have shaped nationalism, federalism, and minority rights in modern India. Read here - https://loom.ly/ORAOyto
Syria: Post-Assad - join us for this online lecture with Charles Lister, marking one year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, hosted by Dr Rim Turkmani on 9 December 2025 at 14.00 GMT. Find out more and register here - https://loom.ly/neIHLSI
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Syria: Post-Assad - join us for this online lecture with Charles Lister, marking one year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, hosted by Dr Rim Turkmani on 9 December 2025 at 14.00 GMT. Find out more and register here - https://loom.ly/neIHLSI
Journalist @joannalillis.bsky.social explores Uzbekistan’s shift from dictatorship to fragile reform, tracing Islam Karimov’s legacy, Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s rise, and the country’s pursuit of a “New Uzbekistan.” Read here – https://loom.ly/w-C1yTA
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Journalist @joannalillis.bsky.social explores Uzbekistan’s shift from dictatorship to fragile reform, tracing Islam Karimov’s legacy, Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s rise, and the country’s pursuit of a “New Uzbekistan.” Read here – https://loom.ly/w-C1yTA
Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan - join us for this online Reading Room discussion with author Joanna Lillis, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson on 2 December 2025 at 17.30 GMT. Find out more and register for free here - https://loom.ly/l1iAVx8
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan - join us for this online Reading Room discussion with author Joanna Lillis, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson on 2 December 2025 at 17.30 GMT. Find out more and register for free here - https://loom.ly/l1iAVx8
@edentravels.bsky.social explores Central Asia through landscapes, communities, and cuisine, tracing journeys across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. From desert mosques to walnut forests, she shows how food and culture shape life. Read here – https://loom.ly/88Cn76M
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
@edentravels.bsky.social explores Central Asia through landscapes, communities, and cuisine, tracing journeys across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. From desert mosques to walnut forests, she shows how food and culture shape life. Read here – https://loom.ly/88Cn76M
Nasuh Uslu, Maksat Ajykan Uulu & Zalina Adobasheva of the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University compare the food and drink cultures of the Tuvan and Kyrgyz people and discover a legacy of the past. Find here - https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2025.2523931
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Nasuh Uslu, Maksat Ajykan Uulu & Zalina Adobasheva of the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University compare the food and drink cultures of the Tuvan and Kyrgyz people and discover a legacy of the past. Find here - https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2025.2523931
Fiona Katherine Smith of @humboldtuni.bsky.social finds out what Chorkhona handbags and ‘made in China’ toqe can tell us about Pamiri cultural resilience in times of rupture. Find here - https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2025.2517710
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Fiona Katherine Smith of @humboldtuni.bsky.social finds out what Chorkhona handbags and ‘made in China’ toqe can tell us about Pamiri cultural resilience in times of rupture. Find here - https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2025.2517710