Abstract: Asia’s share of global demand for natural gas has increased from 12 to 21 per cent since the turn of the century, and the…
Country or Region: China
Abstract: East Asian countries, such as China, Japan and South Korea, are major importers in the international oil market. Therefore, oil import security is critical…
Abstract: Nuclear energy has been regarded as a controversial energy option to reduce carbon emissions, alleviate global warming and transition to a low-carbon society. Understanding…
Abstract: In the late 1990s, a new generation of reactor designs evolved from existing designs was touted as solving the economic problems that led to…
Abstract: This paper compares growth and development of natural gas markets in the United States and in China between 2000 and 2015. The results demonstrate…
Abstract: An emergy-based index system was proposed to handle the incomparability problem that occurs when quantities of different kinds must be compared in decision-making. Our…
Abstract: The strategic map of the Middle East is slowly changing, with traditional powers retreating from the regional management and with the expanding power vacuum…
Description: During the Cold War, the U.S. built a series of alliances with Asian nations to erect a bulwark against the spread of communism and…
Description: In recent years the narrative surrounding China’s “peaceful rise” has given way to a more ominous story of friction, ambition, and great-power rivalry. As…
Description: In the sphere of future global politics, no region will be as hotly contested as the Asia-Pacific, where great power interests collide amid the…
Description: While work in international relations has closely examined the decline of great powers, not much attention has been paid to the question of their…
Abstract: The growing pluralization of Chinese society has made China’s foreign policy decision-making more complicated. As a result, traditional state-centric approaches to analysing China’s foreign…
Abstract: Although nearly twenty joint development agreements have been signed since the 1950s, only a few have been implemented and even fewer have achieved successful…
Abstract: This article examines the rationales and manifestations of China’s vision for an ASEAN-China Community of Common Destiny (CCD). It argues that the ASEAN-China CCD…
Abstract: The article asserts that China’s NOCs [national oil companies] have trumped Indian oil companies in four ways. First, Chinese NOCs have more oil blocks…
