Abstract This article adopts a risk assessment approach identifying the maritime threats and challenges that might confront Asia over the next decade. It addresses the…
Country or Region: China
Abstract This article reviews the current situation in the South China Sea, the legal status of the sea, and the factors that have prevented effective…
Abstract Greater numbers of submarines are being acquired in the Asia-Pacific. This development poses challenges in the region for preventive diplomacy, maritime confidence building, and…
Abstract This article provides a critical assessment of the contemporary threat of maritime terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region. It addresses the operational dimensions of the…
Abstract The Pacific Arc of islands and archipelagos to the north and east of Australia has been characterised both as an ‘arc of instability’ and…
Abstract In a move that has drawn considerable interest in the region, the Philippines initiated an arbitral proceeding under Annex VII of the United Nations…
Abstract Amidst “rising” China’s increasingly frequent displays of militaristic bravado in East Asia, America has upped the ante with the introduction a new war doctrine…
Summary Today, policy makers in both developed and developing countries are pursuing regionalization as a means to achieve easier market access, economies of scale, and…
Abstract The South China Sea disputes involve the interests of the United States, particularly with regard to freedom of navigation, international norms and law, relations…
Abstract Today, economically wounded though it is, the United States nonetheless remains the world’s most powerful state when power is measured in terms of economic…
Abstract In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a pair of initiatives that aims to restructure the economy and geopolitics of Eurasia. The Silk Road…
Abstract The defining event of 2014 was the crisis between Vietnam and China relating to the activities of a Chinese drilling rig in areas to…
Summary Why do countries go to war over disputed lands? Why do they fight even when the territories in question are economically and strategically worthless?…
Summary This book provides a systematic analysis of the current state and future trajectory of security cooperation in the world’s most economically dynamic and strategically…
Summary Establishing strategic partnerships is a key objective for the European Union. These partnerships provide frameworks for flexible and long-term cooperation with global and regional…
