WSD Handa Distinguished Annual Lecture Series

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Since 2017, the WSD Handa Distinguished Annual Lecture Series invites senior scholars and politicians to to deliver talks on present-day issues.* Past lecturers include Sir John Key AC (former Prime Minister of New Zealand), Professor Thomas Christensen (Columbia University), and Honorable Tony Abbott AC (former Prime Minister of Australia).

Lecture series details:

Freedom, Human Rights and Federal Democratic Union of Myanmar

Dr Sasa

9 June 2021, Virtual Event, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Australia’s Engagement with China: An Australian Perspective

Honorable Tony Abbott AC

3 September 2020, Virtual Event, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

China’s Rise and the Security of East Asia

Professor Thomas J. Christensen (Columbia University)

12 October 2018, Brunei Gallery

Engaging with China: A View from the Neighbourhood

Sir John Key, GNZM, AC (Former Prime Minister of New Zealand)

7 September 2017, Senate House

*no lecture was held in 2019