Abstract This article analyzes the Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s (ASEAN) interactions with China over the South China Sea issue since the end of the…
Country or Region: China
Abstract Our assumptions about the nature and conduct of contemporary international politics deeply impact how we view maritime disputes plaguing the East and South China…
Abstract This study employs offensive realism to provide a baseline for assessing Beijing’s strategic choices in dealing with regional neighbors. In theory, when an ascending…
Abstract Since its establishment, the Group of Twenty (G20) has undergone three phases of institutional transition: from an informal forum among finance ministers and governors…
Abstract Since the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expanded its institutional outreach to span the broader Asia Pacific and new policy areas, a dominant…
Abstract The Tiananmen Square Incident of 1989 was one of the most influential events in the last few decades on China’s relationship with the…
Summary Can China peacefully attain great power status in the twenty-first century? Adopting a constructivist approach, the book argues t hat China’s prospects for achieving…
Continue reading Herrick, Christopher, Zheya Gai, and Surain Subramaniam
Abstract The Group of Twenty (G20) has been evolving as a widely recognized, yet controversial, power center of the global economy. While this self-selected club…
Abstract The rise of China/East Asia and the perceived decline of the US/West pose an emerging question about how international relations (IR) theory should respond…
Abstract This article examines the 2012 Scarborough Shoal stand-off between the Philippines and China as a case of Beijing’s application of realpolitik in resolving the…
Abstract Rising powers like Brazil, China and India have recently made significant gains in their capabilities as states. Therefore many IR scholars are claiming that…
Abstract China’s declared foreign policy of ‘non-interference’ is contradicted by its actions in recent times. Beyond activities in the East and South China Seas, the…
Abstract China has long upheld a neutral, if not opposing, stance to Korean unification, a stance which could be largely defined as the political risks…
Abstract 2014–2015 were years of turmoil for strategic relations, with Sino-Russian relations emerging as a particularly interesting set of ties to observe. This article asks…
Continue reading Watts, John, Sofia Ledberg, and Kjell Engelbrekt
Abstract The US rebalance to the Asia Pacific is consistently interpreted as a response to China’s material rise. While not entirely incorrect, this assumption –…
