Abstract: This article examines the potential for and geopolitical implications of the renminbi (RMB) emerging as an Asian key currency. Most analysts assume that for…
Country or Region: China
Abstract: Under President Xi Jinping’s leadership, Chinese foreign relations have moved from keeping a low profile, to a more assertive bid for international leadership that…
Abstract: The future of liberal internationalism will be influenced increasingly by the re-emergence of China as a major power on the world stage and by…
Abstract: In this article, I show that far from consenting to be bound by institutions and rules of the Pax Americana, China is already working…
Abstract: The much hyped rise of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has lately been met with equally fervent declarations of their…
Abstract: The weakening of the West’s global domination and the growing unwillingness on part of the US to defend the liberal order have increased the…
Abstract: This paper examines the intimate relationship between narratives emanating from China and their uses of Chinese history, and how such perspectives inform China’s geopolitical…
Abstract: Asia is a leading consumer of arms, and some of the most modern and most advanced armaments are finding their way into the inventories…
Abstract: Whether military spending is capable of promoting social welfare is currently a controversial issue. The aim of this paper is to investigate how military…
Abstract: This empirical note re-examines the causal linkages between military expenditures and economic growth for the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)…
Abstract: In this paper, we use new data on military expenditure (milex) compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) to investigate the relationship…
Abstract: There is relatively little formal modeling of the economic effects of armed conflicts even though they have substantial economic effects. We set forth a…
Abstract: Conventional wisdom holds that Iran has no formal doctrine of deterrence. Certain deterring agents have been identified, but these are incomplete and have not…
Abstract: Malaysia, being a small state in its asymmetrical relations with both the United States and China, is caught in a difficult position in the…
Abstract: A new generation of stealthier, supersonic, autonomous, and increasingly survivable Chinese anti-ship missiles (ASMs) with extended ranges, payloads, and accuracy are increasingly adept at…
