Abstract The primary focus of attention in the relationship over the summer was the ongoing dispute over territorial claims in the South China Sea as…
Country or Region: China
Abstract Despite the position of the United States as de facto global hegemon, China is a rising power in the world. As Chinese power grows,…
Abstract Examines the “hedging” behavior of some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) resulting from the need to optimize economic benefits &…
Summary This is a groundbreaking analysis of China’s territorial disputes, exploring the successes and failures of negotiations that have taken place between its three neighbours,…
Abstract After examining different theoretical expectations of how Japan might respond strategically to the rise of China, this article analyzes the evolution of Japan’s policy…
Abstract Japan and China’s ability to manage their bilateral relationship is crucial for the stability of the East Asian region. It also has a global…
Summary Japan’s Security Relations with China since 1989 raises the crucial question of whether Japan’s political leadership which is still preoccupied with finding a new political…
Abstract For almost four decades, China has disputed Japan’s sovereignty of several small rocky islands in the East China Sea. Despite a June 2008 joint…
Abstract The East China Sea is one of the last unexpected high-potential resource areas located near large markets. But the development of oil and gas…
Summary The world’s second and third largest economies are engaged in a standoff over the sovereignty of five islets and three rocks in the East…
Summary Chapters on China, Japan, Russia. Contributors ask whether it is more useful to conceive of the world as arrayed in regional, cultural, institutional complexes…
Abstract The Asian Pacific region is highly unstable, but not for the reasons usually assumed. Contrary to the assertions of Realists, who argue multipolarity makes…
Summary More than a decade has passed since the end of the Cold War, but Asia still faces serious security challenges. These include the current…
Abstract This article argues that the dual identities of political rivals and regional leaders have been of critical importance in determining China and Japan’s regional…
