Abstract North Korea’s provocations after the third nuclear test have affected the Chinese stance towards the regime. China has condoned the North’s nuclear weapons because…
Abstract North Korea’s provocations after the third nuclear test have affected the Chinese stance towards the regime. China has condoned the North’s nuclear weapons because…
Abstract The recent North Korean satellite launch and nuclear test initiated a series of crises that brought the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war.…
Abstract As the latest scientific findings describe the connection between climate change and human activity with more accuracy, China, one of the world’s largest emitter…
Abstract China’s strides towards the creation of a formidable military posture backed by a firm economic growth card demonstrate a resolve to assert its claim…
Abstract Information Warfare (IW) especially in the digital ether of cyberspace has become a realm that defies borders, challenges state boundaries, and most significantly, provides…
Abstract Beijing’s policy toward the Middle East has evolved as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has risen in power and as the Middle East…
Abstract In conducting research, international relations scholars typically seek to confirm their empirical expectations (or hypotheses). This paper adopts the opposite approach, focusing on the…
Abstract Since 1998 Russia has promoted the idea of a strategic triangle in Asia with itself, China and India. In 2005 after seven years of…
Abstract Since the beginning of the reform policy, China has implemented a process of Constitutionalism in order to maintain the regime. This process evolved from…
Abstract Chinese nationalism is motivated by tow broad elements: one nation building and, two, attainment of great power status. Drawing from the Confucian culturalism, these…
Abstract In his article “The Geography of Peace”, Robert Ross postulates that a bipolar regional power balance has emerged in East Asia. This theory is…
Summary With particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this book examines the rise and fall of sea powers. In the Asia-Pacific region there has been significant…
Summary The Asia-Pacific region is likely to be the fulcrum of international security affairs in the twenty-first century. As the region’s economies…
Abstract Fifty years ago, the late Premier Zhou Enlai paid separate visits to India and Myanmar, during which joint government statements were issued to define…
Abstract Over the last decade, China has devoted particular attention to developing its interests in the Mekong region, comprising Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.…