Abstract How do military allies find each other more dependable on security issues, instead of becoming less comfortable relying on each other? How do potential…
Country or Region: China
Abstract This article traces the development of Sino-Thai relations since the early 1980s, especially within the framework of burgeoning military cooperation between the two countries…
Abstract Sino-Vietnamese relations since the mid-1980s represent an interesting case for studying how economic considerations can transform two conflicting states into peaceful accommodation in an…
Abstract This article examines Vietnam’s strategy toward China since 1990. The study suggests that Vietnam’s China policy has been informed by a changing mix of…
Abstract Domestic strategic preferences among state elites to prioritize economic and technological facets of national security have played a significant role in shaping the foreign…
Introduction In late 2011 and early 2012, the Obama administration rolled out its most significant strategic policy decision: the ‘rebalancing’ of its foreign- and defence-policy…
From the publisher: Hopes that Beijing has turned a corner in its relationship with Pyongyang have been raised before, only to be disappointed. Despite recent…
From the author: Limiting the effectiveness of BMD to levels needed to meet the North Korean threat, in exchange for Beijing not expanding its nuclear arsenal,…
From the author: Competition in key areas such as space and cyber is inevitable and not necessarily malign. But to avoid the relationship becoming self-defeating…
Abstract Although party leaders insist on maintaining Leninist control over Vietnam’s politics, the government is opening the country to foreign investment. A gradual association between…
Abstract The failure of talks between China and Japan to solve the dispute over maritime delimitation in the East China Sea reveals the absence of…
Abstract Although China and Vietnam are involved in both territorial and boundary disputes in the South China Sea, at present, managing the territorial dispute over…
Abstract The recent literature on China’s relations with North Vietnam has given insufficient attention to the impact of the Sino-Soviet conflict. This article underscores the…
Abstract This article argues that Vietnamese co-operation with China’s principal enemy, the Soviet Union, was the necessary and sufficient cause for the termination of China’s…
Abstract There is increasing concern in Japan that the growth and aggressiveness of the Chinese military could negatively affect Japanese security. Indeed, Japanese policy concerning…
