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…
Country or Region: Vietnam
Abstract High stakes are involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations: the United States seems to be on the verge of redirecting Asian regionalism…
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…
Introduction Military coercion has already changed the Asia-Pacific region. With so much attention being devoted to maritime security competition in Asia, including in the South…
Summary This book presents a conceptualization of social emergence in international relations as a novel angle to analyse institutional dynamics in East Asia, introducing the…
Abstract This article sheds light on developing a hybrid analytical construct by combining Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) theory and modifications tailored to the case of…
Summary Combining practical and theoretical approaches, this book addresses the political, legal and economic implications of maritime disputes in East Asia. The maritime disputes in…
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Abstract This article builds on previous academic works to elucidate a theory as to how Japan’s historical revisionism could have a negative impact on Japan’s…
Introduction The highlight of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam this week was Washington’s decision to finally fully lift a decades-long lethal arms embargo…
Abstract This essay analyses the foundations and future of the Vietnam-US partnership. It shows that Vietnam and the United States have sought to broaden and…
Introduction The disputes over the South China Sea are complex, and they overlap and collide in complex ways. At stake are questions of ownership, demarcation,…
Abstract As the regionalism in East Asia has largely been characterized by networks of bilateral relations, the linkages between regional factors and bilateral relations in…
Introduction With the completion of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, economists and policymakers have turned their attention toward the trade agreement’s implications for Southeast Asian economies.…
Introduction The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs sat down with Bill Hayton, a longtime reporter for the BBC whose latest book, The South China Sea:…
