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Exciting Research Topics for 2025/2026

Energy Geopolitics

  1. Adoption of renewable energy sources and its impact on Mongolia’s energy security, including challenges and opportunities.
  2. Geopolitical and economic implications of Israel’s natural gas discoveries for its energy security and regional relations.
  3. Influence of Russia’s energy exports on India’s energy security and the bilateral relationship’s opportunities and challenges.
  4. Geopolitical implications of countries’ energy security policies and their influence on regional and global energy markets.
  5. Promotion of sustainable energy development by Russia and China, and the challenges in transitioning to cleaner energy sources.

Critical Energy Infrastructure Security and Resilience

  1. Cybersecurity and the Protection of Critical Energy Infrastructure in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Indonesia and Vietnam
  2. Securing Transboundary Gas Pipelines in Central Asia: The Geopolitics of the Central Asia–China Gas Pipeline
  3. Climate Change and the Resilience of Coastal Energy Infrastructure in South Asia: A Comparative Study of Bangladesh and India
  4. State and Private Sector Roles in the Protection of Critical Energy Infrastructure in the Russian Federation
  5. Hybrid Threats and the Security of Energy Infrastructure in the South China Sea Region

Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

  1. The impact of Korean Peninsula tensions on Northeast Asia’s regional security dynamics and the diplomatic roles of external powers such as the United States, Russia, and China.
  2. Drivers and impacts of territorial disputes in the East China Sea on Sino-Japanese relations, regional security, and the role of diplomacy in conflict resolution.
  3. The EU’s diplomatic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its effects on the European geopolitical landscape and international diplomatic relations.
  4. The evolution of Japan’s diplomatic strategies over the past decade in response to regional and global challenges, with a focus on diplomatic theory and practice.
  5. Key factors driving the evolution of China’s diplomatic approaches, their impact on its regional and global standing, and the theoretical frameworks underlying these strategies.

Institutionalism

  1. How do international institutions influence state behaviour in the governance of critical infrastructure security?
  2. To what extent does historical institutionalism explain the development of national energy security policies?
  3. How effective are regional institutions in coordinating responses to transboundary threats against energy infrastructure?
  4. What role do informal institutions play in shaping global norms on critical infrastructure protection?
  5. How does rational choice institutionalism account for variation in public-private cooperation on infrastructure resilience?
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