Summary Law of the Sea in East Asia selects the most prominent maritime legal issues that have emerged since the post-LOS Convention era for a…
Topic: Political Economy
Publication Year: 2014 International Relations in Southeast Asia: The Struggle for Autonomy Summary This fully revised and updated edition of Donald E. Weatherbee’s widely praised text…
Summary The 21st century has been described as the “Asian Century.” Home to 60 per cent of the world’s population and accounting for one-fourth of…
Publication Year: 2006 India-Japan Relations: Partnership for Peace and Security in Asia Summary India-Japan relations are entering a new phase of enhanced cooperation with the objective…
Publication Year: 2017 China’s Maritime Silk Road and Asia Summary The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) can be considered as the most significant strategic outreach…
Summary Though considerable research literature is now available on China–India relations, most of it still follows a conventional narrative, viewing the relationship through the narrow…
Abstract This article uses Chinese-language resources to discuss the development of China’s comprehensive ocean development strategy and the formation of civilian institutions to govern oceans…
Summary The partnership between India and Taiwan is situated in a virtual maze of complex political factors. Given the core issue of contestation of Taiwan’s…
Abstract While the determinants and effectiveness of economic sanctions have been the subject of a substantial and growing literature in international relations, much less attention…
Summary Against the backdrop of China’s increasingly influential role in the international financial architecture, this book seeks to characterize and evaluate China’s financial power potential.…
Abstract This article explores sanctions as a policy tool to coerce North Korea’s behavior, such as by discontinuing its nuclear weapons program. It discusses the…
Summary China’s rise has elicited envy, admiration, and fear among its neighbors. Although much has been written about this, previous coverage protrays events as determined…
Summary This volume offers a comprehensive and empirically rich analysis of regional maritime disputes in the South China Sea (SCS). By discussing important aspects of…
Summary Ralf Emmers assesses whether the joint exploration and development of resources can act as a means to reduce tensions in contested territories.
Abstract Commentators and policymakers have articulated growing concerns about U.S. dependence on China and other authoritarian capitalist states as a source of credit to fund…
