+81-80-4989-8579
Oxford University, UK
Oxford University, UK
Art & International Relations
Art & International Relations
Hangzhou, China
Hangzhou, China
‘Dangerous Diplomacy’
‘Dangerous Diplomacy’
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Chittagong, Bangladesh
ACUNS Book Award
ACUNS Book Award
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Chittagong, Bangladesh
ISA Book Award
ISA Book Award
Hangzhou, China
Hangzhou, China
United Nations, New York
United Nations, New York
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Belluno, Italy
Belluno, Italy
Hangzhou, China
Hangzhou, China
United Nations, New York
United Nations, New York
Hangzhou, China
Hangzhou, China
United Nations, New York
United Nations, New York
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh

ABOUT ME

I am a tenured Associate Professor of International Relations based in Tokyo, Japan. I am also the Deputy-Director of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), Tokyo Liaison Office, as well as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ).

I was educated at the Universities of Trento (Italy), Auckland (New Zealand), Wales/Aberystwyth (UK), and Oxford (UK), and I hold two doctoral degrees, one in International Law and the other in International Relations.

Because of my double doctorate, my areas of specialization are broad and include international politics, diplomacy and international history, the United Nations and international organizations, ethics in international affairs, Africa's international relations, and the links between art, archaeology, and international relations.

My latest book on the role of the United Nations in Rwanda, titled 'Dangerous Diplomacy', was published by Oxford University Press in 2017, and won the ISA's Chadwick Alger Prize as the best book on international organization and multilateralism for 2018, as well as the ACUNS Biennial Book Award for 2017-19.
Before moving to Tokyo, I was a visiting scholar at Sciences-Po in Paris, France; an officer at the Icelandic Human Rights Centre in Reykjavik, Iceland; an Assistant and then Associate Professor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chittagong, Bangladesh; and briefly an Associate with the Under-Secretary-General's Office at UN Headquarters in New York.

I have also been a Secretary-Treasurer of the International Studies Association, Asia-Pacific (ISA-AP); a Senior Adviser to the South Asian Foundation for Academic Research (SAFAR) and to the Center for Advanced Studies in South Asia (CASSA) in Kathmandu, Nepal; and a Visiting Professor at the School of International Studies of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.

A cosmopolitan by vocation, I am fluent in English, Italian, French, and Spanish; I am a life-long enthusiast of history and archaeology; and I am a passionate collector of ancient art, especially as it relates to diplomacy and global politics.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Areas of Specialization
My double doctorate in International Law and International Relations, coupled with my teaching experience in Liberal Arts universities and exposure to several countries and languages, means that I have a broad range of academic and personal interests. Although my four main areas of specialization are listed on the right-hand side, enquiries are welcome on related subjects and can be submitted via email or through the contact form at the top of this page. I am happy to be contacted in English, French, Italian, or Spanish.
International Relations
International Organizations, United Nations (especially the Secretary-General and Secretariat), Art and International Relations, Africa in International Relations, Morality and Ethics in International Affairs.
International History
History of International Relations, Archaeology and International History, African History, History of the 20th Century, Historiography, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Totalitarianism, Archival Research.
International Law
Human Rights Law, Genocide Convention, Legal History and History of International Law, Humanitarian Intervention in International Relations, Legal Protection of Cultural Heritage, Responsibility to Protect (R2P).
Human Rights
History of Human Rights, Legal History, Non-Western (especially Asian and African) Conceptions of Human Rights and Civil Liberties, International Human Rights Law, the Role of Human Rights in International Relations.

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3 October 2017
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3 October 2017
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29 September 2017
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29 September 2017
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18 February 2017
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