Abstract Although the formation and development of economic regionalism promoted by Thailand have demonstrated some movement towards a deeper economic integration in ASEAN that had…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract This paper examines recent reversals and divergences in Japan’s and Korea’s free-trade agreement (FTA) patterns and strategies through the cases of the Trans-Pacific Partnership…
Abstract The China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is set to become a formidable development programme and its implications will be far reaching for East…
Abstract We examine the influence of political economy reforms on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations using a two-level game analysis. Our main findings are summarized…
Abstract The existing accounts about the China-led multilateral development bank–the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)–have focused on the USA’s policy concerns and the economic and…
Abstract Public calls for a more aggressive regional response to China’s pressing of its territorial claims in the South China Sea are typically couched in…
Abstract Since the Asian financial crisis, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has sought to reorient itself towards becoming a ‘people-oriented’ association. Democratic transitions…
Abstract Recent political events, such as the UK decision to exit the EU and the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency, may indicate…
Abstract The coping strategies that small Chinese firms operating in North Korea have chosen involve insinuating themselves into North Korean political and social networks, and…
Abstract With China’s economic rise and in particular its massive international trade surplus with the rest of the world, the exchange rate of its currency…
Abstract How has neo-liberalism transformed the economic structure and policies of India? And what are the politico-economic implications of such policies for marginalised populations? Following…
Summary In Gaining Currency, leading China scholar Eswar S. Prasad describes how the renminbi (RMB) is taking the world by storm and explains its role…
Summary Many have viewed the tribute system as China’s tool for projecting its power and influence in East Asia, treating other actors as passive recipients…
Summary After a brief introduction to Korean history from the late Joseon Dynasty to the division of the Korean peninsula into two occupied zones in…
Abstract This article analyzes Sino-American relations using three strands of international relations scholarship–internal stability, trade expectations, and military perception. There has been no attempt to…
