Abstract: This article focuses on South Asia’s role in China’s Maritime Silk Road (MSR) initiative. Given the saliency of this MSR enterprise as part of…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract: This article analyses elite opinion in South Korea about China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) in order to better understand how this Asia-Pacific middle…
Abstract: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is often regarded as a vehicle of China’s economic statecraft in that country’s endeavor to expand its geopolitical…
Abstract: Why has North Korea been unable to implement serious economic reforms like those of China? By tracing the process of economic reform in China,…
Abstract: South Asia is one of the least integrated regions in the world, with persistent India–Pakistan rivalry acting as a major stumbling block to regional…
Abstract: The “Belt and Road” initiative (BRI) is centrally located in China’s international strategy and its implementation will benefit China’s internal economic and political stability.…
Abstract: Despite the ties between politics and economics, little attention has been given to how economic development affects foreign policy. To fill the gap in…
Abstract: This paper examines whether South Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) has promoted foreign policy cooperation from its recipients. To this end, vote congruence between…
Abstract: While all eyes have been focused on the evolving US-China trade war, China has been pursuing multiple initiatives of which its long-term global investment…
Preview: In the midst of an ever-escalating tariff war, I do not share the view that Sino-American tensions are all about trade imbalances. The real…
Abstract: Prime Minister Abe Shinzō’s anticipated trip to St Petersburg and Moscow at the end of May 2018 represents the culmination of his “new approach”…
Abstract: A defining feature of the Northeast Asian developmental state was a focus on maximising investment and suppressing growth in consumption. While consistently high rates…
Abstract: While Beijing has repeatedly signed up to multilateral sanctions against North Korea, it is widely regarded as having failed to enforce them. Indeed, China’s…
Abstract: This article examines the implications of Japan’s strategic partnerships with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-countries on its foreign aid policy. Although there…
Abstract: China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a controversial addition to both the global and Asian economic architectures. Western critics have alleged it is…
