Abstract In this article I argue that China currently has the technical capacity to increase the size of its nuclear forces by about two to…
Country or Region: China
Summary This book examines US foreign policy and global standing in the 21st Century. The United States is the most powerful actor in world politics…
Summary This book examines the issue of nuclear disarmament in different strategic, political, and regional contexts. This volume seeks to provide a rich theoretical and…
Abstract 1994 witnessed interesting developments in cooperation and confidence building dialogue amongst the States of the Asia Pacific region, and in the South China Sea…
Abstract Over the past decade a highly significant development has attracted little scholarly attention: the steady expansion of Chinese power in the South China Sea.…
Abstract This article provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments with respect to the Spratly Islands disputes in the South China Sea. By studying…
Abstract The rebirth of Chinese power after five hundred years of decline is one of the major events of this decade: “The rise of China,…
Abstract The Spratly Islands are a group of over 230 small islands and reefs in the South China Sea. Both China and Taiwan, as well…
Summary The Asian-Pacific is now one of the most important regions in the global system, where the interplay of integrative economic, geo-political and sociocultural processes…
Summary The leaders and bureaucrats of China have actively attended, initiated, promoted or made skillful use of regional multilateral political, economic, and security institutions to…
Abstract Dr. Gaye Christoffersen, president of Asia Pacific Research Associates, examines China’s political, economic, and security intentions for Russian and Central Asian oil and gas…
Abstract The Nationalist government in Taiwan has been a constant and visible challenge to the Beijing regime’s claim to be the legitimate government of all…
Abstract Since the early 1980s, China has consistently sought to accelerate the modernization of its conventional forces. The essence of that new policy was captured…
Summary Energy security has emerged as one of the most important contemporary geopolitical issues. Access to reliable, cheap energy has become essential to the functioning…
Abstract The study reveals opportunity to develop the “New Silk Road” Northern branch from North-West China (the People’s Republic of China) via seaport of Riga…
