Summary This book offers an empirical comparison of Chinese and Indian international strategic behavior. It is the first study of its kind, filling an important…
Country or Region: China
Abstract: This essay examines the linkages between China’s national economy and foreign policy over the past 30 years, and assesses the claim that Chinese foreign…
Abstract China’s economic, political and military influence has been increasing at a time when the United States, as sole superpower, dominates the international order. This…
Summary Examining the major academic and policy debates over China’s rise and related policy issues, this book looks into the motivations and intentions of a…
Abstract: This essay assesses recent Chinese scholarship on nontraditional security (NTS) issues, develops a new conceptual approach to NTS, and identifies challenges facing the Chinese…
Summary The Chicago Council undertakes a large-scale public opinion study every two years that compares American and international public opinion on a wide range of…
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Summary How to define a Chinese national identity remains as hotly contested a question among today’s Chinese citizens as it has been among foreign observers.…
Abstract At the end of the Cold War the People’s Republic of China found itself in an international crisis, facing severe problems in both domestic…
Summary This book stands as a rebuke to any who would attempt to forward simplistic interpretations of China’s rise. In place of parsimonious arguments, or…
Abstract Lately, there has been increasing interest among international relations (IR) scholars in Chinese thought, both as an alternative to Eurocentric IR, and because the…
Summary This volume examines a series of complex debates surrounding the role of China’s historical ideals in shaping its foreign policy. Presenting and analyzing the…
Continue reading Callahan, William A., and Elena Barabantseva
Abstract One of the most notable features of the forging of China’s new activist foreign policy towards Africa is its emphasis on the historical context…
Summary The Long Shadow is the first comprehensive, systematic examination of the roles and implications of nuclear weapons in the dramatically different post–Cold War security…
Summary A “second nuclear age” has begun in the post-Cold War world. Created by the expansion of nuclear arsenals and new proliferation in Asia, it…
Summary Why have nuclear weapons not been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Nina Tannenwald disputes the conventional answer of ‘deterrence’ in favour of…
