Abstract Over the course of the last decade, students of Chinese foreign relations have engaged in an extended, and often rather breathless, debate over the…

Continue reading It Should Not Only Be about Nationalism: China’s Pluralistic National Identity and Its Implications for Chinese Foreign Relations by Allen Carlson in International Studies

Abstract This article argues that India’s foreign policy preferences cannot be understood without referring to its state identity as it has evolved over time. The…

Continue reading India: The Ambivalent Power in Asia by Deepa Ollapaly in International Studies

Abstract The prevailing wisdom in International Relations literature that foreign policies of states may be understood without reference to their history, political values or culture,…

Continue reading Introductory Overview : Identity and Asian Powers: What Does it Mean for International Relations of Asia and Beyond? by Mike Mochizuki and Deepa Ollapally in International Studies

Despite Washington’s efforts to gain India’s unwavering support for its rebalancing or so-called pivot to the Asia-Pacific, New Delhi’s backing nevertheless remains reluctant. At first…

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