Summary China’s military build-up, particularly the expansion of its long-range nuclear forces and its development of ‘anti-access/area-denial’ (A2/AD) capabilities, poses a serious threat to both…
Country or Region: United States
Summary Variously described by historians and thinkers as the ‘most terrible century in Western history’, ‘a century of massacres and wars’ and the ‘most violent…
Summary This book evaluates American foreign policy actions from the perspective of great power responsibility, with three case studies: Operation Iraqi Freedom, American drone strikes…
Summary As the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath influence new developments in spy fiction as a popular genre, an examination of these…
Summary This new Handbook is a comprehensive examination of the rich and complex issues of nuclear proliferation in the early 21st century. The volume presents…
Summary We are at a critical juncture in world politics. Nuclear strategy and policy have risen to the top of the global policy agenda, and…
Summary China’s rising status in the global economy alongside recent economic stagnation in Europe and the United States has led to considerable speculation that we…
Summary This book tells the story of the tragic and often tormented relationship between the United States and Pakistan. Pakistan’s internal troubles have already threatened…
Abstract This paper posits four ranked, generic goals of state foreign policy, maps them against the American ‘pivot,’ and concludes with possible handicaps of that…
Abstract Alliance persistence in the face of the disappearance of mutual threat or the deterioration of mutual threat perceptions between allies comprises the major concern…
Abstract Why do hedging strategies appear so pervasive in Asia? This article argues that hedging – not balancing or bandwagoning – is the central tendency…
Abstract This paper examines American policy regarding regional security arrangements (RSAs) in Asia. It argues that it is American perceptions of regional interest in such…
Summary This fully revised third edition of Michael Yahuda’s extremely successful textbook brings the region fully up-to-date, introducing students to the international politics of the…
Abstract This paper challenges the conventional wisdom that US power and preferences following World War II led to bilateralism in Asia and multilateralism in Western…
Abstract Global economic imbalance leads to change in the global distribution of economic resources. While some foresee the inevitable decline of US power, others consider…
