Abstract While the economic rise of new powers, frequently identified as the ‘BRICs’ (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), has been dramatic, the implications of this…
Country or Region: China
Abstract No good deed goes unpunished: the WTO’s timely response to accommodate the new powers—Brazil, India and China—at the heart of its decision-making has produced…
Abstract The purpose of this special issue is to analyse the negotiation of power transition in the international system today. This introductory article provides the…
Abstract The role of private non-state actors in global governance has focused largely on western actors, notably firms and non-governmental organizations. The rise of new…
Abstract Economic convergence of the large emerging economies (Brazil, China and India) on the incumbent industrialized economic powers has produced divergent predictions: rising powers are…
Abstract Although there is clear dissatisfaction in China with the nature of the current global order, it is hard to find a clear and coherent…
Abstract The changing geopolitical landscape is fraying the fabric of US hegemony and compromises the current structures of global order tied to US supremacy. Emerging…
Abstract Rising energy prices and mounting concerns about environmental depletion have animated fears that the world may be headed for a spate of “resource wars”—…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This article examines the confluence of domestic factors, both economic and political, that shape the behavior of Chinese oil companies abroad and the…
Abstract This chapter presents and assesses scenarios of China being cut off from vital oil imports from the Middle East, focusing on a strategic conflict…
Summary This year’s Energy Security Report examines how Asia’s rising energy demand, coupled with angst over high prices and the reliability of future supplies, is…
Abstract The expanding footprint in Africa of China’s national oil companies (NOCs) lies at the heart of concerns of many policy-makers and pundits in the…
Abstract Many Americans have lost confidence in their country’s “energy security” over the past several years. Because the United States is a net oil importer,…
Abstract Given China’s rise, the points of intersection between Chinese and American interests, particularly in the energy realm, grow daily. And there, at the local…
Abstract This paper selects a sample of governments including the U.S., China, and South Korea to first analyze their views towards oil and establish evidence…
