Tina Burrett (Professor of Political Science, Sophia University) 17:00-18:30, October 27, 2026 Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University In person only / No registration required Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 shocked the world. The night before the invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to bed believing a rumoured attack was another Russian ruse. The Russian media’s denigration of Ukraine’s government as a nest of neo-Nazi drug addicts in

Anthony P. D’Costa, Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne 6:00 -7:30pm, October 20, 2026 Room 301, 3F, building 10, Sophia University In person only / No registration required The objective of this presentation is to remind us that behind all the human stories of migration and multilayered experiences of different ethnic communities, generational differences, and national policies, the mobility of talent is a product of the structural workings of uneven global

A book written by Marie Lall and Ikuko Okamoto (UCL Press, 2026) A book talk with Marie Lall 16th October 2026, Friday / 6:00pm -7:30pm Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University No prior registration required On 1 February 2021 Myanmar's military conducted a coup putting an end to a decade of reforms. Although it was the third coup in Myanmar's history, it was received as a moral shock by a large part of the population, and the response was an unprecedented resistance