Abstract The article considers the history of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and its naval strategy in the 21st century. An overview of Chinese…
Topic: Foreign Policy
Abstract The article discusses the history of research and development of drone aircraft by the U.S. Navy from 1919-1939. The 1923-1924 development and one test…
Abstract Within the first year of Xi Jinping’s elevation to the presidency, China has moved further ahead on its path to achieving primacy in the…
Abstract South Korean president Park Geun-hye visited India in January 2014 after India and South Korea marked 40 years of diplomatic relations the previous year.…
Summary China’s Nightmare, America’s Dream: India as the Next Global Power is a very valuable addition to the existing bibliography on the subject of Global…
Abstract The May 2013 parliamentary elections in Pakistan led to a stable government under the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Prime Minister Sharif promised a shift…
Abstract Foreign policy is a critical component in the lives, conduct, and governance of all nation-states. But it has become even more significant in recent…
Abstract Over the past 10 years, South Korea has chosen inconsistent strategies with respect to the US–South Korea alliance. On the one hand, Seoul disagreed…
Abstract Taiwan’s declining defense capability has increasingly tilted the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait towards China. While the current status quo suits Taiwan’s…
Abstract To debtors, creditors can be like dictators. Governments in financial trouble often turn to the International Monetary Fund as supplicants, and acting at the…
Abstract When Nitish Kumar became chief minister of the dirt-poor Indian state of Bihar in 2005, kidnapping was said to be the leading industry in…
Excerpt Arvind Subramanian claims that China will unquestionably replace the United States as the dominant global power in the next two decades (“The Inevitable Superpower,”…
Abstract After the ASEAN Concord II called for the building of an ASEAN Community in 2003, the creation of an ASEAN Community became a concrete…
Excerpt For the last decade, few trends have captured the world’s attention as much as the so-called rise of the rest, the spectacular economic and…
Excerpt So far, the year 2014 has been a tumultuous one, as geopolitical rivalries have stormed back to center stage. Whether it is Russian forces…
