Abstract China’s massive reclamation work in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea between 2013 and 2015 was a turning point in US…
Country or Region: China
Abstract The question concerning the legality of China’s nine dash line has been the subject of arbitration proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)…
Summary In the early and mid-2000s, US policymakers anticipated India becoming one of America’s top global partners. Have New Delhi’s policies on key strategic issues…
Abstract This article sheds light on developing a hybrid analytical construct by combining Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) theory and modifications tailored to the case of…
Abstract Beijing’s new strategies toward Taiwan are informed by neo-functionalism derived from European experiences, assuming that economic integration will eventually lead to political accommodation and…
Abstract The nuclear program is arguably Kim Jong-un’s strategic fantasy and core asset for breaking the status quo in order to achieve a unified Korea.…
Abstract The extant literature on alignment behavior has focused primarily on the macro dimensions, i.e. the typology, manifestations and implications of states’ alignment choices vis-à-vis…
Abstract The extant literature on alignment behavior has focused primarily on the macro dimensions, i.e. the typology, manifestations and implications of states’ alignment choices vis-à-vis…
Abstract This article argues that as opposed to the conventional wisdom of Japan’s hedging policy, Japan has been constantly taking balancing behavior vis-à-vis China since…
Abstract South Korea has traditionally maintained close ties with the United States, especially for external security, while more recently it has become closer to China,…
Abstract The East Asian region is in flux with the rapidly increasing rise of Chinese power and the perception of a relative decline of US…
Abstract Inter-state preventive diplomacy (PD) has mostly been regarded as successful in Southeast Asia as evidenced by the absence of inter-state armed conflict. This success…
Summary Global climate change is one of the challenges ever to confront humanity with the largest scale, widest scope and most far-reaching influence. As the…
Abstract In this study I analyze Taiwan’s policy toward the South China Sea dispute. I also examine two options that Taipei may wish to consider…
Abstract 2012–2013 witnessed a renewed flare-up of anti-Japanese sentiment in Mainland China, followed by a toughening of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Diaoyu Islands…
