Abstract: This paper explores the origin of China’s recent credit and asset boom by comparing it with the Japanese bubble economy in the late 1980s…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract: The massive overseas expansion of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is a central aspect of China’s ‘rise’ to great-power status. There is significant disagreement, however,…
Abstract: Rising economies face a crucial dilemma when establishing their position on international patent law. Should they translate their increasing economic strength into political power…
Abstract Despite China’s traditional role as a continental power, modern Chinese leaders are pursuing a grand strategy that includes the explicit goal of becoming a…
Abstract The ‘21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative’ indicates China’s intention to create a peaceful and harmonious environment, for cooperating with other States. Naval craft,…
Abstract Maritime trade warfare, also called commerce warfare, is a naval/military strategy that has been followed since ancient times. 1 The idea of maritime trade…
Abstract The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) provides a great platform for China and Pakistan to promote regional trade activity. The massive infrastructure project to improve…
Abstract The ‘Sea Law Phalanx’ Initiative has recently been launched under the auspicious of the China Law Society. Its main task is to gather legal…
Abstract This paper examines the effects of procuring alternative sources of natural gas on Russian pricing in Europe. With the increasing presence of LNG import…
Abstract Russia has historically been conditioned to exist within the European cultural tradition. However, its recent pivot to Asia poses a serious question to its…
Abstract Focused on the “Belt and Road Initiative”, this book discusses China’s opportunities to translate economic leverage into political outcomes. The central question is how…
Abstract A silk road connected Europe and Chinese civilizations thousands of years ago, and it reshaped much of the world’s commerce and culture. In 2013,…
Abstract The book seeks to provide an understanding of Southeast Asia as a region, the problems of statehood faced by the individual countries, and the…
Abstract The Corridor is, first and foremost, a vital investment for Beijing, which is slowly ‘buying’ the strategic link. Beijing will soon control its new…
Abstract Ever since President Xi Jinping announced the ‘One Belt, One Road’ project in 2013, more than 66 countries across the continent expressed their interest…
