Abstract The popular perception that China stands poised to supplant America as the most important economic partner of key countries in Southeast Asia has led…
Country or Region: China
Abstract Although the Obama Administration has differed from its predecessor in a number of respects, on the specific issue of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), there…
Summary At the end of the Cold War, commentators were pondering how far Western ideas would spread in an international environment defined by ‘the end…
Abstract This article explores the possibility of institutional multilateralism in Northeast Asia from the perspective of “emergent peace”. The main argument of the article is…
Summary China’s inexorable rise as a major world power is one of the defining features of the contemporary political landscape. But should we heed the…
Abstract In recent years, a perception has emerged among many policymakers and commentators that the deepening of the People’s Republic of China engagement in the…
Abstract The American ‘return’ to East Asia is currently characterized by a particularly high degree of competition with Beijing among the small and medium powers…
Abstract A combination of threat analysis and “subterranean forces” (such as proclivities to fight conventional wars as compared to asymmetric ones) leads the USA to…
Abstract China’s Maritime Periphery or “Near Seas”—the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea—are waters through which a great deal of…
Abstract Despite earlier premonitions that East Asia might be ‘ripe for rivalry’, interstate relations in this region have generally become less tense in recent years.…
Abstract Asia, where nuclear powers already interact (including North Korea), exerts a growing influence on the thinking and policy underlying Russia’s current and future nuclear…
Abstract The study analyzes disputes and dispute management in the South China Sea. The progress made is outlined through an overview and analysis of formally…
Summary Asia is headed toward an uncertain and potentially volatile future in the maritime arena. The two rising Asian powers, China and India, dependent as…
Summary The truth behind the rise of China and whether or not it will be able to maintain it. How did China transform…
Summary The increasing economic and political importance of East Asia in the global political economy requires a deeper analysis of the nature of the…
