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The Royal Society for Asian Affairs values and upholds free speech and open debate, is independent of governments and political bodies and does not take institutional positions on issues of policy at its meetings or in its publications.

Asian Affairs

Asian Affairs is the quarterly journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, published continuously since 1914.

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Library

The RSAA’s eLibrary includes established classics of Asian studies, current scholarship, recent fiction and general reading.

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Events

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Upcoming Events

The Battle for the Soul of Islam

James M Dorsey
21 May 2025 14.00 BST
Online

Central Asia in World War Two: The Impact and Legacy of Fighting for the Soviet Union

An online Reading Room discussion with author Vicky Davis, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson. 4 June 2025, 18.00 BST Open to all

DPRK: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Glyn Ford
11 June 2025 14.00 BST
At the Royal Astronomical Society and Online

Literary and Photographic Legacies of Russia in the Chinese City of Harbin

Julius Kochan, RSAA Travel Awards 2024 Recipient, with guest host Dr Winnie King
25 June 2025, 14.00 BST Online

Travelling the Silk Road: From London to Beijing

Christopher Wilton-Steer
10 September 2025
14.00 BST Online

Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia

An online Reading Room discussion with author and historian Sam Dalrymple, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson. 15 September 2025, 18.30 BST

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