Summary Barack Obama’s “rebalancing” or “pivot” strategy, intended to demonstrate continued US commitment to the Asia-Pacific region in a variety of military, economic, and diplomatic…
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy
Summary Rise of the Revisionists: Russia, China, and Iran is a five-essay volume, edited by the American Enterprise Institute’s Gary J. Schmitt, that examines the…
Summary Now in its new and fully updated third edition, The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific continues to provide a compelling analysis of a…
Summary Numerous crosswinds are buffeting the more than 40-year-old People’s Republic of China–American relationship, yet only once since Nixon’s historic trip to China in 1972…
Preview The Barack Obama administration pursued a policy of rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific with the aim of strengthening ongoing engagement in the region. One of…
Abstract Recent political events, such as the UK decision to exit the EU and the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency, may indicate…
Abstract Recent political events, such as the UK decision to exit the EU and the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency, may indicate…
Abstract This article examines how Wilsonian foreign policy tradition has shaped the postwar US One China policy, and how Jacksonianism, championed by the Donald Trump…
Abstract In 2015, Harvard’s Graham Allison wrote an evocative article discussing the “Thucydides Trap” in relations between China and the United States, highlighting the danger…
Abstract This article analyzes Sino-American relations using three strands of international relations scholarship–internal stability, trade expectations, and military perception. There has been no attempt to…
Abstract In this article we examine the exceptional case of South Korea’s establishment of cooperative relations with Iran, despite the latter’s confrontation with the United…
Abstract The election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States has occasioned intense discussion over the likely shape of his administration’s…
Abstract Many countries in Asia have experienced significant political transitions in the last couple of years. In Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory for…
Abstract North Korea’s dogged pursuit of a nuclear and ballistic missile capability has never been the sole reason for its confrontational relationship with the United…
Abstract This essay will analyze the recent interactions between China and the DPRK and examine the factors that prompted China to adopt a tougher stance…
