Abstract This paper reviews Chinese and American energy futures, focusing in particular on long-term oil supply and demand, policy deliberations in China and (to a…
Country or Region: United States
Abstract The state of the U.S.-China relationship on climate change has been changing rapidly in the wake of the Beijing presidential summit and the Copenhagen…
Abstract As the greatest military power in the Asia-Pacific, the U.S. depends on the cooperation of its allies. In the past, Washington has had to…
Abstract Three years ago, the United States and Thailand seemed headed for a more strained and distant relationship. U.S. policy-makers viewed Bangkok as increasingly insignificant…
Abstract Thailand’s domestic political crisis that began in the final year of the Thaksin Shinawatra administration (2001–06), culminating in the military coup of September 2006…
Abstract The improvement of bilateral relations between Vietnam and the United States has added a fresh dynamic to the geopolitics of Southeast Asia. This article…
Summary Shadow of the Dragon examines the long historical cycle of tribute, domination, and independence that has shaped Sino-Vietnamese bilateral relations. After generations of bloody struggle…
Summary After communist North Vietnam’s victory over U.S.-backed South Vietnam in 1975, the United States and Vietnam had minimal relations until the mid-1990s. Since the…
Abstract The middle powers literature often conflates role identity (national self-conception) of middle power states with role performance (foreign policies), while neglecting East Asia as…
Summary The United States is the world’s largest oil consumer and importer. Here Gawdat Bahgat examines the nation’s growing dependence on fossil fuels–particularly oil–and the…
Summary Security of energy supply is a major concern for all modern societies, intensified by skyrocketing demand in India and China and increasing international competition…
Abstract Two very powerful geopolitical factors will decisively determine whether the quest for Middle East oil (mainly Gulf oil) could enhance the global oil security…
Abstract This article describes troubled US-Russian energy cooperation & its implications given the problem of global energy security. Attention is given to the Sakhalin Project…
Abstract The Korean peninsula is crucial to China’s political, economic and security interests because of a combination of geographic, historical, and political circumstances. China’s economic…
Abstract A peace regime in the Korean peninsula has been a largely unfamiliar issue among U.S. policy makers until recently. Remarks on a Korean peace…
