Description: During the Cold War, the U.S. built a series of alliances with Asian nations to erect a bulwark against the spread of communism and…
Publication Type: Books
Description: In recent years the narrative surrounding China’s “peaceful rise” has given way to a more ominous story of friction, ambition, and great-power rivalry. As…
Description: India’s Eastward Engagement: From Antiquity to Act East Policy presents India’s engagement with its extended eastern neighbours from ancient times to the present. It…
Description: While work in international relations has closely examined the decline of great powers, not much attention has been paid to the question of their…
Description: The enormous economic power of the People’s Republic of China makes it one of the most important actors in the international system. Since China’s…
Description: Japan’s Foreign Relations in Asia has been specifically designed to introduce students to Japan’s foreign relations in Asia since 1990, a period in which…
Abstract: Rising powers often seek to reshape the world order, triggering confrontations with those who seek to defend the status quo. In recent years, as…
Abstract: China’s military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People’s Liberation…
Abstract: Security Strategies of Middle Powers in the Asia Pacific examines what drives the different regional security strategies of four middle powers in the Asia…
Abstract: Australia is much larger and has significantly more military and economic power than its Pacific Island neighbours. As a result, it is frequently described…
Abstract: North Korea is perilously close to developing strategic nuclear weapons capable of hitting the United States and its East Asian allies. Since their first…
Abstract: In Chinese Economic Statecraft, William J. Norris introduces an innovative theory that pinpoints how states employ economic tools of national power to pursue their…
Abstract: “The lost two decades” of Japan’s economic power since the early 1990s have generated the image among scholars in the discipline of international relations…
Abstract: This encyclopedic book provides comprehensive data about Soviet and Russian strategic weapons, payloads, and delivery systems and on the nuclear complex that supports them.…
Abstract: Achieving nuclear disarmament, stopping nuclear proliferation, and preventing nuclear terrorism are among the most critical challenges facing the world today. Unmaking the Bomb proposes…
