Abstract Japan’s principal security interest in Southeast Asia is the safety and security of regional sea lanes. Over the past several years, Japan has expressed…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract This article examines issues concerning the South China Sea from a Japanese perspective. In contrast to its reticence and hesitant attitude in the 1990s,…
Summary Pan-regional constructions in the Indian Ocean are of relatively recent origin, are contested and remain relatively weak at present. Sub-regional constructions, on the other…
Summary First published in 2004, this book is the inaugural volume of the Indian Ocean Research Group (IORG) and is based on a selection of…
Abstract This study examines the security situation in the Taiwan Strait from 2012 to 2014, using media news available on the Internet as the main…
Summary Modi’s World tells the story of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vigorous diplomacy and his aspiration to elevate India’s place in the world. It offers…
Summary Regionalism in the Indian Ocean: Order, Cooperation and Community ia a result of the authors research while at Jawarhalal Nehru University.The book looks at…
Abstract This paper examines the manner through which the Philippine government has utilized free trade in pursuing its development-oriented national security policies and strategies in…
Abstract The Indian Ocean is a vital part of the economies, livelihoods and cultural identities of the States which border or lie within its boundaries.…
Abstract The Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation was launched to affect a quicker process of liberalization in countries disadvantaged in one way or…
Summary Enduring rivalries recurrently ensnare states in militarized disputes and wars. Are they poised to intensify in the Asia-Pacific, a region characterized by regime and…
Abstract The territorial dispute between Japan and Russia has its origins in the closing stages of the Second World War. Specifically, after declaring war on…
Abstract This article explores the domestic and international factors that influence the strength of investment protection and liberalization provisions embedded in China’s bilateral investment treaties…
Abstract Mixed results from studies on Chinese cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been a puzzle for both academia and business professionals over the years.…
Abstract While China and the United States (US) have recognised the strategic significance of the re-emergence of Asia, India has yet to see itself as…
