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Asian Affairs
Asian Affairs is the quarterly journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, published continuously since 1914.
Library
The RSAA’s eLibrary includes established classics of Asian studies, current scholarship, recent fiction and general reading.
Events
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Upcoming Events
Shanghai: The Story of China’s Most Dynamic City
An online lecture with Professor Michael Dillon, moderated by Professor Kerry Brown.
15 October 2026 14:00 BST
Israel Votes: Security, Sovereignty and the Search for a New Consensus
An online panel discussion with Shira Efron, Professor Alain Dieckhoff and Dr Ehud Eiran moderated by Sir Tom Phillips KCMG, 19 October 2026 at 18:30 BST
Imagining A City: Moving Image, Architecture and the Urban Memory of Dushanbe
Anisa Sabiri and Oyat Shukurov, 29 October 2026 14:00 GMT at the Royal Astronomical Society. Co-hosted with The Iran Society.
RSAA/SOAS Schools’ Day 2026
4 November 2026 09:15 – 16:00 GMT
The Syr Darya: Lost Cities Along Central Asia’s Secret River
The Hugh Leach Memorial Lecture – Nick Fielding, 18 November 2026 14.00 GMT at the Royal Astronomical Society and Online
Decolonising Kyrgyzstan: New Debates, New Identities
Dr Erica Marat, 2 December 2026 18:00 GMT Online
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