Abstract Beijing is on the hunt for energy, willing to trade economic and military aid; access to China’s markets; and diplomatic support at the UN…
Country or Region: China
Summary Bringing together some of the most innovative scholars in both the English School of international relations and East Asian studies, this volume investigates whether…
Abstract The article examines the overlapping and conflicting claims to the South China Sea which have resulted in a stalemate. China claims the Spratly and…
Abstract The article identifies current trends towards naval rivalry in Australia’s northern security environment which are likely to bring instability and the danger of conflict.…
Summary Building on a careful analysis of Southeast Asia’s recent history, politics, economics, and place within the Asia Pacific, this report looks forward two decades…
Summary Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific: Emerging Conflicts, New Alliances, focuses on a region that has in recent years become of vital interest to the super-powers.…
Abstract The US-Russian-Chinese triangle in Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific theater is a complicated game which Washington must take into account when formulating policy. While the…
Abstract This paper is about the relationship between foreign trade and national power in the contemporary Asia Pacific. Imports and exports among the APEC (Asia…
Abstract During the 2000s, navies in the Asia-Pacific region have experienced a significant, if not unprecedented, bout of naval expansion. This buildup has been quantitative,…
Summary The U.S. military has never been at a loss for catchphrases to describe its warfighting strategies or operational objectives. In the 1980s, there was…
Abstract Using a case study of Beijing’s participation in the Shangri-La Dialogue, a prominent annual security gathering in Singapore, this article analyses China’s approach to…
Summary The geographic constructs and the geo-political imaginations have dictated the formation of informal dialogue mechanisms and multilateral structures. During Cold War, the power bloc…
Abstract Alliances continue to occupy a prominent place in the Asia-Pacific’s security architecture. For many regional states such as Australia and Japan, their respective alliances…
Summary This highly informative and up-to-date book brings together expert scholars in law of the sea to explore the legal and geopolitical aspects of the…
Summary This book documents the recent ascent to economic and political power of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICs) and provides a vision of their…
