Summary How has world order changed since the Cold War ended? Do we live in an age of American empire, or is global power shifting…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Summary New security challenges are increasingly important in U.S. security planning. Transnational threats that do not arise from national rivalries or involve geopolitical competition—climate change,…
Abstract International safeguards is the system of measures put in place by the International Atomic Energy Agency and states to ensure nuclear programs remain dedicated…
Abstract How is East Asia responding to the rising China? Pertinent literature suggests that explicit balancing or containment has been rare and engagement, if not…
Summary The 2013-14 Strategic Asia volume examines the role of nuclear weapons in the grand strategies of key Asian states and assesses the impact of…
From the Publisher: Inspired by the practice turn in the field of international relations, this article contributes to the growing interest in the sociological and potentially…
From the Publisher: This book looks at the relationship between Chinese international relations (IR) scholarship and China’s rise as a world power. Specifically, it addresses how…
Summary China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics: the Shaping of a New Regional Order, edited by Mingjiang Li and Dongmin Lee, examines how China’s remarkable…
Abstract The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been pursuing new cooperative security agendas – namely, confidence-building measures (CBMs), preventive diplomacy…
Abstract The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has come under much criticism for the violation of their held principles, which are also often referred…
Abstract Among China’s unresolved frontier questions, the South China Sea has become the most complex and troubled, and arguably the most significant and disconcerting. The…
Abstract Begun in 2009, the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) is now America’s foremost engagement vehicle on the Indochina peninsula of Southeast Asia. From the outset,…
Abstract Naval programs are back on the agenda in East Asia, after a lull in defence spending in the wake of the Asian financial crisis.…
Abstract Despite worries that ASEAN is becoming weak, the organization remains as strong as it ever was, given the parameters of its design. Its member…
Summary One of the most challenging environmental threats to the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been the haze, the…
