Summary As the world enters the third decade of the twenty-first century, far-reaching changes are likely to occur. China, Russia, India, and Brazil, and perhaps…
Country or Region: Russia
Summary Since the end of the World War II, nation states have formed regions to give them some protection from the processes of globalization and…
Publication Year: 2020 China’s Foreign Relations and Security Dimensions Summary China is the world’s second largest economy and a key player in world politics. This book…
Summary China’s relations with its neighbors have evolved since 1949, and in the 21st century many scholars argue that China’s rising power has led it…
Summary A vital component of the interdependent global economy, maritime transit routes are nowhere more critical than those traversing the Indian Ocean and the Western…
Summary What are Beijing’s objectives towards the developing world and how they have evolved and been pursued over time? Featuring contributions by recognized experts, China…
Continue reading Eisenman, Joshua, and Eric Heginbotham, eds
Summary This book examines China’s bilateral relations with its established suppliers of crude petroleum and on occasion, petroleum gas products including liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
Summary This balanced and deeply informed book provides a comprehensive account of China’s Asia policy since the Cold War. Lowell Dittmer traces the PRC’s policy…
Abstract Of the nine countries known to have nuclear weapons, six are located in Asia and another, the United States, borders the Pacific Ocean. Russia…
Continue reading Toon, Owen B., Alan Robock, Michael Mills, and Lili Xia
Preview Russia currently faces not only severe economic and financial conditions, but also an ongoing confrontation with the Western nations stemming from the Ukraine crisis.…
Abstract During the last 5 years, Russia and Japan have been able to widen and deepen bilateral ties in many spheres, including politics, economics, and…
Abstract Divergent views of Japan-Russia relations in 2017 result from leaving questions unanswered. This article seeks to answer the following queries. What is the sales…
Abstract Using the English school arguments that inter-state regulation ameliorates the consequences of the power politics of international anarchy, I analyze to what extent China…
Abstract This essay will examine the evolution of the Kremlin’s policy toward BRI. The first section will briefly discuss the potential increase in economic and…
Abstract The election of Donald Trump was welcomed in Moscow in November 2016 as a chance to at least temper the adversity that had beset…
