Abstract One of the most striking features of the economic development that has occurred in the East Asian region has been the influential role of…
Country or Region: Vietnam
Abstract Among the numerous border and territorial disputes between China and its neighbors, the Paracel‐Spratly case is the most serious to date. Primarily, the dispute…
Abstract 1994 witnessed interesting developments in cooperation and confidence building dialogue amongst the States of the Asia Pacific region, and in the South China Sea…
Abstract he Asia-Pacific region is home to a large and rapidly growing number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs). These agreements differ widely in design, scope…
Abstract Most studies on the decision by the Republic of Korea (ROK) to send troops into combat in the Vietnam War share an assumption that the…
Abstract Ever since the policy of economic renovation (Doi Moi) was initiated in 1986, comprehensive domestic reforms and proactive economic integration have been major pillars…
Summary The global financial crisis of 2007-2009 exposed flaws and shortcomings in the global economic architecture, and has sparked an international debate about possible remedies…
Continue reading Kawai, Masahiro, Peter J. Morgan, and Pradumna B. Rana
Abstract This article investigates the history of ASEAN’s relationship to external intervention in regional affairs. It addresses a specific question: What was the basic cause…
Abstract China’s rise in recent years has exacerbated Vietnam–China security tensions over maritime disputes in the South China Sea. To manage its security competition with…
Abstract The study analyzes disputes and dispute management in the South China Sea. The progress made is outlined through an overview and analysis of formally…
Summary This is the first systematic study of modern China’s military campaigns and the actual fighting conducted by the People’s Liberation Army since the…
Continue reading Ryan, Mark A., David M. Finkelstein, and Michael A. McDevitt
Abstract China’s deployment of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 (HYSY-981) oil rig into Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from early May to mid-July raised tensions in the…
Abstract Since September 2013, China has transformed seven features in the disputed Spratlys into artificial islands. It is currently developing extensive military and civilian infrastructure…
Summary Since the early 1990s and the end of the Cold War, the implications of China’s rising power have come to dominate the security agenda…
Summary This Handbook examines the subject of energy security: its definition, dimensions, ways to measure and index it, and the complicating factors that are often…
