Abstract The rise of emerging donors has unleashed new political contests over aid policy, some of which have occurred at the domestic level. This article…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract Drawing lessons from a decade of partnership-building with India and Indonesia—Asia’s most populous democracies—this essay examines ways to deepen those partnerships and describes their…
Introduction This essay assesses Taiwan’s prospects for joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and recommends options for how Taiwan can overcome the challenges related to gaining…
Abstract This article examines the origins and conduct of Russia’s Asia pivot, analyzes the role Asia plays in Russia’s economic development plans, and assesses Russia’s…
Abstract This essay analyzes three challenges ahead in reforming China’s centrally owned companies, known as yangqi: determining how and when to give market forces a…
Abstract This essay considers recent calls for a new major-power relationship between the U.S. and China and examines concrete steps that both countries could take…
Abstract The paper examines the domestic politics surrounding South Korea’s foreign aid policy. It delineates the institutional characteristics and strategic interests of key government and…
Abstract Domestic and international contests explain the transformation of Japan’s foreign aid programme begun in the early 1950s. Through contests between domestic players, Japan has…
Abstract Ever since President Barack Obama pronounced himself as the first Pacific president of the United States in November 2009, Taiwan has closely watched the…
Abstract This article examines the political, economic, and security factors behind the dramatic improvement in relations between Japan and Russia since 2011 and assesses the…
Abstract This paper analyzes the provisions of the Agreement on Investment of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between China and the Association of…
Abstract The consecutive and rapid economic growth needs a large amount of energy supply to fuel in the East Asia region. Although reaching some achievements,…
Abstract ‘Come, Make in India’, India’s Prime Minister has invited global firms to invest and manufacture in India and also to promote exports. As with…
Abstract India is of the view that the MFN provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) has proved to be disadvantageous because it disturbs the various…
Abstract This paper attempts to understand the Sino-Mideast relations in terms of energy cooperation and the subsequent cooperation in the areas of trade and arms…
