Summary The role of the Far East is becoming increasingly important in global geopolitics. Japan’s economic might and sphere of geographical influence, between China, North…
Publication Type: Books
Summary The tenure of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime (1998-2004), led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saw India’s rise in international…
Summary Years from now, students of the PLA may well look back at the decade of the 1990s as the period of time during which…
Summary From 2005 to 2008, the United States and India negotiated a pathbreaking nuclear agreement that recognised India’s nuclear status and lifted longstanding embargoes on…
Summary The rapid modernization of the Chinese Navy is a well-documented reality of the post-Cold War world. In two decades, the People’s Liberation Army Navy…
Summary Washington’s strategic pivot to Asia and Beijing’s pursuit of new strategic and security interests in the region have led to increasing tensions between the…
Summary Lee provides an in-depth analysis of China’s diplomatic strategy in bilateral and multilateral negotiations on the South China Sea. Based on both documentary research…
Summary This book explores the three most prominent island disputes in East Asia: the Dokdo/Takeshima, the Senkaku/Diaoyu, and the Paracel and Spratly disputes. These island…
Summary This book details the ways in which America’s ascendancy to global superpower status was the result of its dueling foreign policy philosophies and forces:…
Summary South China Sea (SCS) issues are complex and dynamic, ranging from historic claims to present day military occupation, from military security to regional stability,…
Summary Russia offers a fascinating example of the contrast between the attractions of a vast hydrocarbon resource base to major oil and gas companies and…
Summary The sudden arrival of massive energy wealth during Putin’s long reign has turned Russia’s focus to resources, with some good and some very bad…
Summary The national strategy of the United States has reemphasized the Asia-Pacific region, but subsequent actions in that direction seem to be preempted by more…
Summary Has China’s much-discussed charm offensive come to an end? Are fears about the country’s more assertive foreign policies justified? How will a rising China…
Summary The recent pivot in US foreign policy to the Asia-Pacific region acknowledges new geopolitical realities: the center of the global economy has shifted, and…
