Abstract How do states determine which geographical areas will be included in their territorial and maritime claims? This article uses an in-depth case study of…
Country or Region: Taiwan
Abstract The dynamics of institutional balancing is the predominant factor prompting East Asian countries to move to mega-FTAs. Rather than seeking mega-FTAs purely on the…
Abstract The PRC’s increasingly assertive foreign policy behaviors have triggered heightened anxiety among its regional neighbors. Washington has abided by a long-standing strategic ambiguity policy…
Excerpt Resolving the trust deficit between Taipei and Washington should be an imperative for both countries. Doubts about the continuing value of America’s obligation to…
Continue reading Liao, Nien-chung Chang, and Dalton Kuen-da Lin
Abstract The international order in East Asia has been anchored on four pillars. The first pillar is the 1952 San Francisco peace treaty between the…
Abstract A strategic choice is fast approaching between accepting China’s sub-regional hegemony and pushing back through strategies that would impose costs. During the course of…
Abstract In June 2010, the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan signed the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a preferential trade agreement, which is arguably…
Abstract This paper examines the current defense doctrine of the Republic of China (Taiwan), including its evolution – from the offensive approach during the first…
Abstract The particular difficulties that Taiwan’s new administration faces are paradoxical, for their origin no longer has to do with ensuring the continuing existence of…
Summary The end of the Cold War has regrettably not brought an end to all the major confrontations of the last century. One such confrontation…
Abstract The relational turn of IR stresses the processual constitution of the state. The indigenous theory of Chinese IR adopts the relational turn but contends…
Summary This book describes the central issues animating the dynamics U.S.-Taiwan-China relationship and the international and domestic legal issues shaping U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific…
Abstract China is gradually paving the way for a more prominent presence as a global military player. The United States combines concern with China’s growing…
Introduction The transfer of power from West to East is gathering pace and soon will dramatically change the context for dealing with international challenges —…
Summary This volume re-examines the concept of the developmental state by providing further theoretical specifications, undertaking critical appraisal and theoretical re-interpretation, assessing its value for…
