Past Research
Publications
China, Japan, and Shifting Narratives of War
The Diplomat, 2025
- Marking China's 80th anniversary celebrations of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War, I outlined how China's narrative of its wartime history have changed over the decades.
Japan's shifting memory of the second world war is raising fear of renewed militarism
The Conversation, 2025
- To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, I outlined how Japan's narratives of its wartime history have changed over the decades.
Security through Protest: Critiquing Anti-Protest Policies Using Securitization
People, Place and Policy, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2025.6528629339
- I presented a new concept of securitization and used this to critique infringements on protest.
China's economy took centre stage in Xi's new year address, spinning slow growth as a 'remarkable' achievement
The Conversation, 2025
- I discussed Chinese President Xi's New Year address, discussing the significance of his economics comments while challenging the West's over-emphasis on his nationalistic remarks.
What Trump's re-election means for relations between regional rivals China and Japan
The Conversation, 2024
- I explained the repercussions of Trump's re-election and on Sino-Japanese relations.
Chinese nationalists are launching cyber attacks - against the wishes of the government
The Conversation, 2024
- I offered insights into the practice of Chinese cyber-hacktivism and the varying degrees to which the Chinese government is involved in such activities.
China: Xi's new year's address wasn't a threat against Taiwan - it was a move for legitimacy
The Conversation, 2024
- I explained how the rhetoric of China's President Xi speaks more to the Chinese Government's efforts to accelerate economic growth rather than spark conflict.
An Unfortunate History: Securitization and Historical Narratives in the Sino-Japanese Security Paradox [Thesis]
Sheffield Hallam University, 2023, 10.7190/shu-thesis-00578
- I presented the competing historical narratives of the Second Sino-Japanese War shape both domestic socio-political phenomena and bilateral relations in and between China and Japan.
Antagonistic Symbiosis: The Social Construction of Chinese Foreign Policy
Asia-Pacific Viewpoint, 2023, doi.org/10.1111/apv.12395
- I presented how the antagonistically symbiotic relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and China's nationalist movement constructs a nationalistically assertive foreign policy.
Legitimacy and Nationalism: China's Motivations and the Dangers of Assumptions
E-International Relations, 2022
- I outlined the links between nationalism and political legitimacy in China, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's need to work with China's nationalist movement.
A Pessimistic Rebuttal: The Eventual Return of Sino-Japanese Tensions,
E-International Relations, 2020
- I highlighted the underlying causes for tensions in Sino-Japanese relations that would make recent thaws in their relationship short-lived.
Applying Securitization's Second Generation to COVID-19
E-International Relations, 2020
- I applied advanced securitization concepts to present a comparative study of how the pandemic was securitized in the UK and Serbia to justify exceptional measures such as national lockdowns.