Abstract: The Eurasian supercontinent has again assumed importance in world politics in the context of the declining power of the USA, the rise of India…
Topic: Foreign Policy
Abstract: China and Russia issued a joint statement on 8 May 2015 outlining the main approaches to linking the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and…
Abstract: The defence industrial cooperation is a clear missing link in an otherwise expanding strategic relationship between India and the US. The one-way defence trade…
Abstract: This article assesses China–Pakistan-Afghanistan relations in the period 2014–2018 and asks whether China has exercised distinct pressure on Pakistan to be a more constructive…
Abstract: The years 2017–2019 have been remarkable in the long stand-off with North Korea, as much for the drama of war-threats and then summits, as…
Abstract: This research examines the international relations between North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) and Iran in the context of their…
Abstract: Creating the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank initiated by the People’s Republic of China, has been one of the key…
Abstract: Despite the media attention to North Korean missile launches and American shows of force in 2017, war was never a realistic possibility. Deterrence and…
Abstract: How does the North Korean government view China? This study examines North Korea’s foreign policy on China by analyzing the strategic options of North…
Abstract: The foreign policy behavior of North Korea remains puzzling to many observers to date. This article aims to explain Pyongyang’s foreign behavior between 1995…
Abstract: With the increasing importance of the US-Japan Security Alliance amidst heightening regional tensions between Japan and its neighbours, the debate concerning the US base…
Abstract: For the last few decades, the discipline of international relations has been littered with anarchy. Since Waltz’s Theory of International Politics, it has been…
Abstract: This paper draws on the notion of “geopolitical culture” as a conceptual tool for understanding debates over the formulation of foreign policy in contemporary…
Abstract: Most analyses of China’s foreign and security policies treat China as a unitary actor, assuming a cohesive grand strategy articulated by Beijing. I challenge…
Abstract: China’s efforts in conflict mediation are an important test of the durability of the principle of non-interference. By analysing the approaches and means of…
