Dr. Szanto has previously taught in Thailand, primarily at Chulalongkorn University, but also guest lecturing at Thammasat University and Mahidol University. His work primarily focuses on geopolitics, regional security and preventative diplomacy. Prior to Chulalongkorn University, he was Programme Coordinator for MA International Relations at Webster University Thailand.
2025
Critical Research Design: An Integrated Research Process (Taylor and Francis)
2024
The Insecurity of Taiwan: The Dangers of a Coercive Campaign (Defence and Security Analysis)
2023
Managing a Crisis with China: Crisis Behaviour and De-escalation (in China’s Military Decision Making in Times of Crisis and Conflict, National Bureau of Asian Research)
2022
When are Islands not Islands: the Problems of establishing Sovereignty over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands (Asian Affairs)
2021
The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Disute: A Dispute for Dispute’s Sake (Asian Affairs)
War and International Relations: A Critical Analysis (Routledge)
2018
The Politics of National Sovereignty vs EU Membership in Hungary (AEI Insights)
2017
China and Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute: Escalation and De-escalation (Routledge)
2016
Shinzo Abe’s Security Policy: A Departure from Defensive Posture? (AEI Insights)
2015
Geostrategic Insecurity, Nationalism and the Downward Spiral of the China-Japan Security Dilemma (Malaysian Journal of International Relations)
The United States’ Strategic Interests: The Centrality of East Asia, the Importance of the Pivot and the Risk of Distraction (Malaysian Journal of International Relations)
