Abstract Iran’s geographical location makes the country strategically vital. From the south, the Persian Gulf with its close proximity to the Indian Ocean Region and…
Country or Region: China
Abstract The recent regionalization in East Asia can be defined in terms of regionalization cum globalization. In the case of Europe, regionalization was originally intended…
Abstract The EU and China, the first and third largest economies in the world, launched a strategic partnership in 2003. From the onset, this partnership…
Abstract The European Union’s (EU) normative roles in global politics have in recent years been a hotly debated topic. The EU promotes its political values…
Abstract Faced with the dual challenge of depletion of fossil fuels and climate change, three Northeast Asian countries—China, Japan and Korea—introduced green energy initiatives in…
Abstract The global financial crisis (GFC) was widely perceived as accelerating a shift in the centre of global economic gravity towards Asia (Drysdale and Armstrong,…
Abstract Increased shale gas and shale oil production in the USA will affect global geopolitics and national security considerations. An influx of Qatari LNG into…
Abstract Normative power can be defined as the ability to govern interdependencies by means of rules, regimes and compliance strategies. This paper presents two case…
Abstract China, Japan, and Korea have begun to engage one another vigorously since the 1997 crisis. As intraregional economic ties have further deepened and broadened,…
Abstract This article revisits a conventional interpretation of Sino-Japanese energy relations from geopolitical and zero-sum viewpoints. Contemporary Sino-Japanese disputes over the East China Sea and…
Abstract China and some ASEAN countries are emerging economies. As their population and economies grow at a rapid pace, energy security and related environmental problems…
Abstract Chinese outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in developed economies has increased substantially in recent years, driven by policy liberalization and structural adjustments in China’s…
Abstract Although the economies of East Asia emerged from the global financial crisis of 2008 in comparatively strong positions, they remain structurally embedded within global…
Abstract The Japanese government faces many competing challenges as it seeks to balance its multilateral and bilateral relationships within and beyond the region: whilst addressing…
Abstract The paper begins by establishing the context in which Japan’s normal statehood will be based. The paper shows how difficult it is for Japan…
