Summary Since the end of the Cold War, Japan’s security environment has changed significantly. While, on the global level, the United States is still Japan’s…
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Summary International Relations and Identity examines the issue of collective political identity formation and expands the concept of the international beyond the notion of states. Providing…
Summary Current debates on emerging powers as foreign aid donors often fail to examine the myriad geopolitical, geoeconomic and geocultural tensions that influence policies of…
Summary In the wake of the global financial crisis, Asia is leading the global recovery with strong economic growth. However, this book argues that, in…
Summary This new Handbook is a comprehensive examination of the rich and complex issues of nuclear proliferation in the early 21st century. The volume presents…
Summary The future is not what it used to be because we can no longer rely on the comforting assumption that it will resemble the…
Abstract Japanese foreign policy is at a crossroads. A global power transition is under way; while the United States remains the leading global power, across…
Abstract A quiet revolution is transforming Japanese diplomacy. This revolution predates the current administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and spans multiple governments in Tokyo,…
Summary Although Northeast Asia could be on the verge of becoming the world’s third great region, expanding economic ties have not been supported by security…
Summary Sharing a similar geography at the opposite ends of the Eurasian Continent and dependent on maritime trade to supplement the lack of strategic resources,…
Abstract Why do hedging strategies appear so pervasive in Asia? This article argues that hedging – not balancing or bandwagoning – is the central tendency…
Summary This fully revised third edition of Michael Yahuda’s extremely successful textbook brings the region fully up-to-date, introducing students to the international politics of the…
Summary From the founding of the Ming dynasty in 1368 to the start of the Opium Wars in 1841, China has engaged in only two…
Summary This book critically examines the influence of International Society on East Asia, and how its attempts to introduce ‘civilization’ to ‘barbarous’ polities contributed to…
Abstract A number of US overseas bases were deployed around the world to protect allies and maintain regional peace. Some bases have been stationed in…
