Thesis Topics

1. ASEAN Economic Community
2. ASEAN Political-Security Community
3. Russia-ASEAN Strategic Dialogue Partnership
4. South China Sea issue in China-ASEAN relations
5. Foreign Economic Strategy of Eurasian Economic Union

Specific topics are to be discussed directly with the professor.
1. International relations and security in East and Central Asia (second half of the 19th - the early 21st centuries)
2. Russia’s foreign policy and diplomacy in East Asia
3. Cultural diplomacy of East Asian countries
4. Strategic and business culture of East Asian countries
5. Sociopolitical, economic and humanitarian development of China and Mongolia
6. Identities and self-determination of nations in Asia
7. Diasporas in Asia, Asian diasporas worldwide
8. Foreigners in China, Chinese communities in the foreign countries
9. Cultural and spiritual factors in international relations

Topics concerning water problems in Asia. Specific topics are to be discussed directly with the professor.

1. China's Relations with Petrotates (e.g. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Venezuela / Comparative Analysis)
2. China's National Oil Companies and China's International Image
3. Popular Culture as a Political Medium: East Asian International Relations in Popular Culture
4. China's Belt and Road Initiative: New Geopolitical Narratives
5. China's Belt and Road Initiative and Arctic Policy
6. Perceptions of Renewable Energy Resources in East Asia (comparative analysis)
7. Russian Far East and East Asia: East Asian Tourists in Vladivostok and Khabarovsk

1. Russia-Japan Investment Cooperation
2. Russia-Japan Trade Cooperation

Specific topics are to be discussed directly with the professor.

1. South Korean Art Market
2. Popularisation of Korean Art and National Brand of Republic of Korea
3. Strategies of South Korean Museums to Attract International Visitors

1. Nation branding and soft power through transnational higher education in Asia (select countries). Comparison with other regions/countries can be discussed.
2. Evaluation of Memory Wars in East Asia through the concept of cultural security. Comparison with other regions/countries can be discussed.
3. Comparison of South Korean and Japanese ODA diplomacy in Africa/ASEAN/Central Asia/ Latin America (select region)
4. City diplomacy in Asia (select cities)
5. Science diplomacy (select case study, e.g., ITER)
6. Youth diplomacy as a driver of country image promotion (select case study, e.g., GKS, MEXT, OIC youth forum, BRICS youth forum, etc.)
7. Evaluation of mega-events as a country branding instrument (select a case study in Asia, e.g., Olympics, EXPO, hosting headquarters, etc.)
8. Chinese/Japanese/South Korean museum diplomacy as public diplomacy and soft power tool
9. Video products (Series, Movies, Mukbang, etc.) as a driver of purchase/visiting behavior (Experimental study)
10. Evolution of South Korean/ Japanese international migration policy
11. Evolution of South Korean/ Japanese domestic migration policy
12. Diaspora diplomacy in Asia (select case study, e.g., the Chinese diaspora in Malaysia)
13. Private Militatry industry development in Asia
14. Analysis of regional/ international politics development tthrough commodities (e.g. energy sources, food, water etc).
Feel free to come up with your topic, we can discuss it.

1. Multinational Companies and Their Activities in Asia
2. International Business in China, Korea, Japan
3. Economic Analisys of Foreign Markets Entry and Exit
4. Global Value Chains and Economic Growth
5. Applied Micro-Econometric Analysis of Companies' Activities

1. The Strategies of Asian Firms on Foreign Markets
2. The Asian Economies' Trade and Investment Relations Inside and Outside the Asian Region
3. Asian Economies in the Energy Resources Trade
4. Japanese Energy Policy
5. State-Business Relations in Japan
6. The Transformation of Japanese Labour Relations
7. Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan: Sustainability and Internationalization
8. Comparative Analysis of Strategies of Asian Firms on the Russian Market

1. US-China Rivalry
2. China's Position on Arms Control
3. China's Bilateral Relations with Foreign Countries

1. Economic Assessment of Green Energy Deployment in the Leading Economies of Asia: Current Trends and Long-term Perspectives
2. Climate Change Mitigation Actions in Asian Region: Key Plays, Strategies and Cooperation Opportunities
3. Sustainability in Asia: Country Case Studies

1. Impact/Consequences of Coronacrisis on the World Economy/International Trade/Global Value Chains (GVCs)/China/ASEAN (individual member states or as a bloc)
2. Positions of Multilateral Institutions/ASEAN Regarding Regulation of Digital Economy / E-commerce/ Cryptocurrencies
3. Economics of Online Platforms and New Competitiveness Models (China/ASEAN)
4. International Tourism as a Factor of Economic Growth in Asia
5. Trade Wars (China-US)
6. Protectionism as a Challenge for the International Trade System/WTO
7. Trade and Economic Relations of ASEAN with the EU/UK in the Light of Brexit
8. Evolution of Regional Integration in Asia (ASEAN)
9. Opportunities and Risks of Cooperation Between Russia and China (Global Financial System Reform/Foreign Trade/ Positions in International Organisations/ BRICS)