Abstract Why has the military dimension of the US-Japan relationship remained the central point of reference for Japanese foreign relations, despite the demise of the…
Country or Region: China
Summary The ever-growing deepening, maturity, sophistication, and integration of Asia’s financial systems bring an increased risk of contagion during periods of financial distress. As a…
Summary Why do international orders lack systemic legitimacy? This study examines the developing relationship between the US and China and explores the ways in which…
Abstract This article examines how, in a global strategic context presided by the rise of Asia and the US rebalance towards that region, Europeans are…
Abstract Three decades of financial crises culminating in the global financial crisis have prompted the development of multilayered global financial governance. This article examines the…
Abstract The domestic institutions of China’s state-permeated market economy (SPME) have been conducive to the consolidation of an investment- and export-led growth model that has…
Abstract China plays a ‘mainstream’ role in global banking negotiations and does not articulate positions that considerably contradict those of the dominant actors (for example,…
Summary Set against the backdrop of tensions in East Asia, this book analyzes how East Asia’s “new middle powers” and emerging powers employ public diplomacy…
Abstract Over the past 7 years the Chinese government has begun in earnest a gradual process of seeking a more internationalized currency. By conceptualizing China’s…
Abstract North Korea is a failed state waiting to happen. It imposes horrific privations on its own citizens as well as serious security threats on…
Summary The global financial crisis of 2007-2009 exposed flaws and shortcomings in the global economic architecture, and has sparked an international debate about possible remedies…
Abstract The East Asian G20 members – China, Japan and Korea – are playing an increasingly important role in governing the global economy. Their global…
Abstract The emergence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC, henceforth also China) as a major power raises fundamental questions regarding the future of global…
Abstract The article deals with bilateral relations between India and Myanmar. It argues that the current transformation processes offer a unique opportunity for a major…
Abstract This article examines why and how China upgraded its engagement with the European Union (EU) in the years between 2001 and 2004, with reference…
