Introduction China’s assertive and high-handed activities in Asian waters—especially in the East and South China Seas—are generating serious security concerns within the international community. In…
Topic: Maritime Security
Abstract This article contends that South Korea’s behaviors toward China since 1992 can be fully understood when the structural variables of the strategic environment—i.e., economic…
Introduction South Korea has long been unclear on its stance regarding the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. For many years, the closest thing…
Abstract Based on a review of automatic identification system data tracking approximately 70 vessels that entered DPRK ports between April 2016 and October 2016, current…
Abstract China’s approach to economic diplomacy has undergone significant changes in recent years, especially after the global financial crisis. Responding to China’s maturation as the…
Abstract Developing expeditionary capabilities for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is a priority for Chinese leaders, and the Chinese public’s expectation for protection while abroad…
Abstract This essay examines European interests in the South China Sea and argues that Europe faces a gap between intentions and capabilities regarding Asian security.…
Abstract Xi Jinping and China’s fifth-generation leadership have given law even greater pride of place in official rhetoric than their predecessors did. The October 2014…
Abstract The PRC’s increasingly assertive foreign policy behaviors have triggered heightened anxiety among its regional neighbors. Washington has abided by a long-standing strategic ambiguity policy…
Summary There is a quiet drama playing out in American foreign policy far from the dark contours of upheaval in the Middle East and South…
Abstract Serious people understand that the manner in which the United States deals with China will be a critical, if not the critical, overseas challenge…
Introduction The South China Sea has come to involve important stakes for all involved. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is no different—though its…
Excerpt Navies are the only resource that many states have to protect the international trading system, but naval authorities must be realistic about the complexity…
Abstract Although NATO was originally created to address regional security concerns, since the end of the Cold War it has expanded its role and partnership…
Abstract Asia–Pacific regionalism is quite different from its counterparts in other regions of the world. Most notably, it displays an extremely low level of institutionalization…
