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Lecture by Dr. Ekaterina Koldunova to Thammasat Students

Lecture by Dr. Ekaterina Koldunova to Thammasat Students

29.04.2021

On April 29, Acting Director of the ASEAN Centre, Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and African Studies Dr. Ekaterina Koldunova delivered an open lecture to the students of Thammasat University.

The lecture was dedicated to Russia’s view on the Indo-Pacific concepts and its approaches to regional issues in Asia. She highlighted the differences between various Indo-Pacific concepts and compared Russia’s Pivot to the East with the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific that was presented in 2019.

The lecture was followed by a discussion. The students asked a number of questions about Russian foreign policy in Asia. The event was moderated by the Director of the International Studies Program of Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University Dr. Jittipat Poonkham.