Leszek Buszynski

Professor of International Relations

Previously Dean of the Graduate School of International Relations from September 1997 until September 2001 and concurrently Director of the IUJ Research Institute. Also Director of the Research Institute of Asian Development from [RIAD] 1995 until 1997. From 1987 to 1993 Senior Research Fellow and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre [SDSC] at the Australian National University [ANU], Canberra, Australia. Before then lecturer and later senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore [NUS] from 1980 until 1987.

Teaching interests

· International Politics and Security- this course examines the major conceptual approaches towards international politics, realism, idealism, institutionalism, constructivism, and applies them to the most pressing global issues of our time such ass the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, ethnic and communal conflict, the environment and global terrorism. It concludes with an assessment of the US position in Iraq after the 2003 invasion and the implications for global security.

· International Conflict Resolution-this course analyses the way in which conflicts have been resolved and identifies certain principles which may be of relevance for the resolution of ongoing conflicts. It starts with a discussion of the contemporary literature on conflict resolution, and then moves to cases of inter state conflict such as the Middle East, the Korean Peninsula and the South China Sea. It then examines the Bosnian/Kosovo conflict, Sri Lanka, and African conflicts such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Congo.

· Asia Pacific International Relations- this course examines the interaction of the major Asia Pacific actors in terms of their values and identity. It starts by discussing the idea of Asia and its significance as a unifying factor for security and economic regionalism, it then analyses the role of China in the region, Japan, the Korean peninsula, the United States and Russia. Particular issues examined include the rise of China in Asia Pacific security, the Taiwan conflict, the role of Japan and the US, and the Korean peninsula.

· ASEAN governance and development-this course proceeds on the basis that security and. political stability are prerequisites for prosperity and economic growth. The course examines ASEAN regionalism as providing a necessary stability for Southeast Asia and then it moves on to examine the governance structures of the region and how they coped with the dislocation of the financial crisis of 1997-98; Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore are particular subjects for study. It then concludes on the necessary governance structures for economic growth in a developing economy and will identify what to encourage and what to avoid.

Qualifications

l Ph.D. (International Relations), London School of Economics and Political Science, 1980.

l Master of Science (International Relations), London School of Economics and Political Science, 1975.

l Bachelor of Arts (Political Science), Australian National University, 1972.

Publications - Books

· Asia Pacific Security: Values and Identity, RoutledgeCurzon, 2004

· Russian Foreign Policy after the Cold War, Praeger, 1996

· Gorbachev and Southeast Asia, Routledge, London, 1992

· Soviet Foreign Policy and Southeast Asia, Croom Helm, London, 1986
Awarded Ohira Memorial Prize (Japan) 1988

· SEATO: The Failure of an Alliance Strategy, Singapore University Press, 1983

Publications-Internationally Refereed Journals

• Russia and North Korea’ Dilemmas and Interests,” Asian Survey, Vol. 49, No. 5, September/October 2009.
• “Emerging Naval Rivalry in East Asia and the Indian Ocean’ Implications for Australia,” Security Challenges, vol. 5, no. 3, spring 2009
• “Sino-Japanese Relations’ Interdependence, Rivalry and Regional Security, Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 31, no. 1, April 2009
• With Iskandar Sazlan, “Maritime Claims and Energy Cooperation in the South China Sea,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 29, no. 1, April 2007
• “Oil and Territory in Putin’s relations with China and Japan,” Pacific Review, Vol. 19. No. 3, September 2006

• “Russia and Southeast Asia: A new Relationship,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 28, no. 2, August 2006

• “Russia’s New Role in Central Asia,” Asian Survey, Vol. 45, No. 4, July/August 2005.

• “Russia and the CIS in 2003, Regional Reconstruction,” Asian Survey, Vol. 54, No. 1, January/February 2004.
• “ASEAN, the Declaration on Conduct, and the South China Sea,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, December 2003, vol. 25, no. 3.
• “Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2002; going Separate Ways,” Asian Survey, Vol. 53, No. 1, January/February 2003.
• "Realism, Institutionalism, and Philippine Security,” Asian Survey, Vol. 42, No. 2, May/June 2002.
• “Russia and Northeast Asia; Aspirations and Reality," Pacific Review, vol. 13, no. 3, 2000.
• "Thailand and Myanmar: The Perils of Constructive Engagement," Pacific Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1998.
• "ASEAN’s New Challenges," Pacific Affairs, winter 1997/98.
• "Russia and the West: Towards Renewed Geopolitical Rivalry?" Survival, autumn 1995.
• "Thailand's Foreign Policy: The Management of a Regional Vision," Asian Survey, Aug. 1994.
• "Russia's Priorities in the Pacific," Pacific Review, vol. 6, no. 3, 1993.
• "Russia and Japan: The Unmaking of a Territorial Settlement," World Today, Mar. 1993.
• "ASEAN Security Dilemmas," Survival, winter 1992/93.
• "Russia and the Asia-Pacific Region," Pacific Affairs, winter 1992/93, vol. 65, no. 4.
• "Southeast Asia in the Post-Cold War Era: Regionalism and Security," Asian Survey, Sept. 1992.
• "Declining Superpowers: The Impact on ASEAN," Pacific Review, vol. 3, no. 3, 1990.
• "New Aspirations and Old Constraints in Thailand's Foreign Policy," Asian Survey, Nov. 1989.

• “International Linkages and Regional Interests in Soviet Asia Pacific Policy,” Pacific Affairs, vol. 61, no. 2, summer 1988.
• "ASEAN: A Case of a Changing Regional Role" Asian Survey, vol. 27, no. 7, July 1987.
• "Soviet Policy and Southeast Asia: Prospects for the Gorbachev Era,” Asian Survey, vol. 26, no. 5, May 1986.
• "The United States and Southeast Asia: A Case of Strategic Surrender," Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Sept. 1983.
• "Thailand: The Erosion of a Balanced Foreign Policy," Asian Survey, vol. 22, no. 11, Nov. 1982.
• "SEATO: Why It Survived until 1977 and Why It Was Abolished," Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, Sept. 1981.
• "The Soviet Union in Southeast Asia Since the Fall of Saigon," Asian Survey, vol. 21, no. 5, May 1981.
• "Vietnam Confronts China," Asian Survey, vol. 20, no. 8, Aug. 1980.

Non-Refereed Journals/Book Chapters/Monographs

• “Russia and North Korea’ The Dilemma of Engagement,” in Sung Chull Kim, David C. Kang [editors], Engagement with North Korea: A Viable Alternative, State University of New York Press, Albany, 2009
• “Russia and Southeast Asia,” in Hiroshi Kimura [editor], Russia’s Shift Towards Asia, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo 2007
• “State Consolidation and Foreign Policy in Russia,” in Edward Friedman and Sung Chull Kim [editors] Regional Cooperation and its Enemies: The Impact of Domestic Forces, Routledge, London, 2006
• “The Strategic Implications of the Asian Financial Crisis for Southeast Asia,” in K. S. Nathan, [Editor] The European Union, United States and ASEAN, ASEAN Academic Press, London, 2002.
• "Russia and Northeast Asia: Facing a Rising China," Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, winter/spring, 2002.
• "ASEAN and the Future of Southeast Asian Regionalism," The Indonesia Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3, third quarter, 2001.
• "Historical Prospects of Relations within Northeast Asia," in Tsuneo Akaha [Editor] Politics and Economics in Northeast Asia; Nationalism and Regionalism in Contention, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1999.
• "Southeast Asia: Trends, Developments and Challenges," in Southeast Asian Affairs 1996, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1996, pp. 161-185.
• "Post Cold War Security in the ASEAN Region," in Gary Klintworth (ed.), Asia-Pacific Security: Less Uncertainty, New Opportunities?, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1996, pp. 120-132.
• "China and the ASEAN Region," in Stuart Harris and Gary Klintworth (eds.), China as a Great Power, Longman (Australia), Canberra, 1995.
• "Regional Security: An Alternative View," Strategi: Journal of Strategic Studies and International Relations [Malaysia], Feb. 1995, vol. 3.

• Russia and the Asia-Pacific Region, Working Paper, no. 258, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Canberra, 1992
• "Australia and the Soviet Union," In F. A. Mediansky (ed.), Australia in a Changing World: New Foreign Policy Directions, Maxwell Macmillan, Botany, NSW, 1991.
• "The Soviet Union and the Third World under Gorbachev," (a review essay) Revue Etudes Internationales [Quebec, Canada], vol. 21, no. 3, Sept. 1990.
• "Soviet Policy towards Indochina: Priorities and Conflicts," In Lau Teik Soon, Bilveer Singh (eds.), The Soviet Union in the Asia-Pacific Region, Heinemann, Asia, Singapore, 1989.
• "Gorbachev and Southeast Asia: Prospects for the 1990s," In Ross Babbage (ed.), The Soviets in the Pacific in the 1990s, Brassey's Pergamon Press, Australia, 1989.
• "Southeast Asia’" In Gary Klintworth (ed.), China's Crisis: The International Implications, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence, no. 57, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Canberra, 1989.
• The Concept of Political Regulation in Soviet Foreign Policy: The Case of Kampuchea, Working Paper, no. 182, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Canberra, 1989
• "The Philippines, ASEAN and the Future of the American Bases," World Today, vol. 44, no. 5, May 1988.
• ASEAN: Security Issues of the 1990s, Working Paper, no. 165, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Canberra, 1988
• "ASEAN and the US Bases in the Philippines,” i n Desmond Ball (ed.), US Bases in the Philippines, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence, no. 46, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Canberra, 1988.

• "Vietnam's ASEAN Diplomacy: The Assertion of a Fait Accompli," World Today, vol. 42, no. 4, Apr. 1986.
• "Vietnam's ASEAN Diplomacy: Incentives for Change," World Today, vol. 40, no. 1, Jan. 1984.
• "Singapore: A Foreign Policy of Survival," Asian Thought and Society: An International Review, State University of New York, vol. 10, no. 29, July 1985
• "Australia's Policy towards ASEAN: The Problem of Defining the Relationship,"

Submission to Sub-Committee on Australia and ASEAN, Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Parliament House, Canberra ACT, Feb. 1984.

• "Vietnam's ASEAN Diplomacy: Recent Moves," World Today, vol. 38, no. 3, Mar. 1983.
• "Thailand, Moscow and the Kampuchean Imbroglio," World Today, vol. 38, no. 2, Feb. 1982.
• "The Soviet Union in Southeast Asia: Motives, Limits and Opportunities" Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 4, no. 2, Dec. 1982.
• "Thailand and the Manila Pact," World Today, vol. 36, no. 2, Feb. 1980.