Books By Balazs Szanto - Author

Balazs Szanto is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He holds a Ph.D. in International and Strategic Studies from the University of Malaya, and an MA in Critical Geopolitics (Merit) from Newcastle University. Balazs' research interests include international security and international relations in the Asia-Pacific, primarily China, Japan and the ASEAN states, and realist interpretations of the role of military power in foreign policy, in particular in the context of maritime disputes in Asia such as the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands disputes. Balazs has published a number of articles and a previous book with Routledge, War and International Relations: A Critical Analysis (2021).

Kenneth Houston lectures in international relations and global affairs at Mahidol University International College, Bangkok, Thailand. His research interests are conflict resolution, regional integration, social power, political discourse, and religion and politic