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Viva Success for Doctoral Researcher Chester Yacub

Description: Chester's thesis is titled 'Securitisation as Philippine Responses to the South China Sea Disputes'.
Date:: 22 March 2024

School of Politics and International Relations' Research Centres Submit Written Evidence To The Defending Democracy Inquiry

Description: CRISPI and SUIT submit joint written evidence to a parliamentary inquiry run by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy.
Date:: 19 March 2024