Abstract The structural advantages of competitive technological espionage and factors that discourage compromise have riddled U.S.-China relations in the cyber domain. Getting past them requires…
Abstract The structural advantages of competitive technological espionage and factors that discourage compromise have riddled U.S.-China relations in the cyber domain. Getting past them requires…
Summary The article discusses the five lessons for American policymakers amidst the rise of China. These include the madness idea of war between nuclear superpowers,…
Many states appear to have strong sentiment on energy security and energy transit vulnerability. Some analysts see the rapidly increasing demand for energy and competition…
This paper attempts to pinpoint the position of China-South Korea relations to China’s foreign policy through a detailed analysis of three dimensions: the closeness level…
The East Asian region is in flux with the rapidly increasing rise of Chinese power and the perception of a relative decline of US influence.…
Resurgent nationalism has become an important driver of China’s foreign policy, and many countries are concerned about its evident new assertiveness. This article argues that…
BRI signals a shift in China’s foreign policy and a departure from its long-held low-profile approach. Since Xi came to power in 2012, the Chinese…
Introduction During a visit to Tokyo in 2015, Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo publicly rejected China’s so-called nine-dash or U-shaped line claim in the South China…
Abstract China is approaching a series of turning points on its path of dramatic national transformation. After more than three decades of successful reforms, the…
Abstract The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is in the midst of improving its nuclear arsenal, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Since the details of this…
Abstract Like other proposed mega-FTAs, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is intended to address twenty-first-century trade issues. The attributes of the RCEP negotiations are…
Abstract The rise of mega-regionalism in the Asia-Pacific has become a significant development for the region itself as well as the global trading system. Europe,…
Abstract There is the perception in Japan that a reforming Myanmar is Japan’s “final frontier” in Asia. Indeed, Japan is enthusiastically seeking a larger political…
Abstract One of the most remarkable developments in contemporary international affairs is the rapid shift of outsiders’ perception on China. Not too long ago, people…
Abstract Coping with gray-zone situations is particularly challenging for Japan because its security posture is based on a binary system that complicates coordination between civilian…