Dmitry Filippov
BA, MA
School of East Asian Studies
Research Student
- Qualifications
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- BA in Asian and African studies, Institute of Practical Oriental Studies, Moscow, 2012
- MA in Japanese studies, the University of Sheffield, 2015
- Research interests
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Thesis Title: Japan’s foreign policy towards China in the 21st century: shifts in the grand strategy
Academic Supervisors: Prof Hugo Dobson, Dr Hiro Wantanabe
The dissertation analyses Japan’s diplomatic strategy towards China by comparing and constrasting two periods of Sino-Japanese relations – under the Democratic Party of Japan and under the current leadership of Shinzo Abe.
Exploring both the relationship between China and Japan, and Japan’s ties with other countries, the dissertation aims to understand what Japan’s approach to China was, as well as why and how it changed.
Published Articles
- (2017) ‘Abe’s perilous Russian rapprochement’, East Asia Forum, 13 January
- (2016) ‘Perils of Shinzo Abe’s Strategy Towards Russia’, Eurasia Review, 28 December
- (2016) ‘Don’t Expect Surprises From Vladimir Putin’s Visit to Japan’, The Diplomat, 07 December
- (2016) ‘Shinzo Abe Going All In on Improving Japan-Russia Ties’, The Diplomat, 08 September
- (2016) ‘Can Japan tempt Russia into an alliance against China?’, The Conversation, 03 August
- (2016) ‘Is the Japan-Russian Honeymoon Over Before It Even Began?’, The Diplomat, 08 June
- (2016) ‘Prospects for Russia-Japan Rapprochement’, The Diplomat, 28 May
- (2016) ‘What happened to Russia’s ‘pivot to Asia’?’, East Asia Forum, 19 May
- (2015) ‘The Northern Territories remain the stumbling block in Russo-Japanese relations’, East Asia Forum, 04 September
- (2014) ‘Russo-Japanese relations, bleak as ever’, East Asia Forum, 12 July
- (2014) ‘The Ukrainian crisis and Japan’s dilemma’, East Asia Forum, 26 March
- (2014) ‘Okinawa’s sacrifice is Abe’s victory for the US-Japan alliance’, East Asia Forum, 23 January