Abstract Chinese security analysts fear that oil import dependency is a potential pressure point that could be exploited by future adversaries of the People’s Republic…
Abstract Chinese security analysts fear that oil import dependency is a potential pressure point that could be exploited by future adversaries of the People’s Republic…
Abstract The article dismisses the popular claims that the rise of China as a new mover of global energy markets lead to war over energy.…
Summary An unprecedented description of the critical energy situation throughout Asia, this book examines the energy resources, naval forces, and national strategies of the nations…
Summary China’s seaborne energy imports have become as vital a lifeline as was a waterway known as the “Grand Canal” in the central part of…
Summary China’s aircraft carrier program is making major waves well before the first ship has been completed. Undoubtedly, this development heralds a new era in…
Summary China’s turn toward the sea is evident in its stunning rise in global shipbuilding markets, its expanding merchant marine, its wide reach of offshore…
Summary A variety of viewpoints is offered in this timely analysis of China’s economy and the future shape of Beijing’s energy consumption. The authors, all…
Abstract The article assesses the relative dependence of China (as a consumer) on seaborne oil flows between the present and 2025. The authors argue that…
Abstract Asia’s mushrooming energy demand is driving growing dependence on energy imports that is likely to accelerate over the next two decades. The result is…
Abstract As the Chinese energy deficit increases at rates equal to or exceeding its economic growth, energy security raises an alarm among its policy-makers and…
Abstract This article considers various security predicaments affecting relations between India and China. These Sino-Indian security predicaments include their territorial dispute, their nuclear arms race,…
Summary The global financial crisis enhanced and hastened China’s rise in the international market. For example, China has increased its imports of energy resources in…
Summary Interest in reviving strategic culture as a field of study results from the inadequacy of traditional analytical approaches and calls to develop a new…
Summary While dozens of recent books and articles have predicted the near-certainty of China’s rise to global supremacy, this book boldly counters such widely-held assumptions.…
Summary Nuclear technology is dual use in nature, meaning that it can be used to produce nuclear energy or to build nuclear weapons. Despite security…