Abstract The history of the conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea, focusing particularly on the recent disputes between China and Vietnam/the Philippines. The…
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Summary The South China Sea is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous regions, with conflicting diplomatic, legal, and security claims by major and mid-level…
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Summary Since the normalization of diplomatic ties in 1995, U.S.-Vietnam relations have taken giant steps forward in nearly every area, from political and economic cooperation…
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Abstract The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is significant. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines have competing territorial and jurisdictional…
Abstract This paper seeks to enrich understandings of middle-power security strategies by examining countries that lack great-power capabilities but still aim to influence the regional…
Summary This highly informative and up-to-date book brings together expert scholars in law of the sea to explore the legal and geopolitical aspects of the…
Abstract The defining event of 2014 was the crisis between Vietnam and China relating to the activities of a Chinese drilling rig in areas to…
Summary This book provides a systematic analysis of the current state and future trajectory of security cooperation in the world’s most economically dynamic and strategically…
Summary The Mekong countries comprising Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam grew rapidly during the last decade. With the exception…
Abstract China’s assertive rise and India’s ambition of transforming into a major player have been instrumental in shaping the dynamism of Southern Asian geopolitics, which…
Abstract Why have Southeast Asian states’ threat perceptions regarding China been reduced significantly over the last 15 years? This article argues it is the result…
Abstract China has a strong interest in pursuing a smart power strategy towards Southeast Asia and has worked laboriously to engage with regional countries economically,…
Summary Debate surrounding “China’s rise,” and the prospects of its possible challenge to America’s preeminence, has focused on two questions: whether the United States should…
Abstract This paper analyses the motivation determining the European Union’s (EU) aid allocation to Vietnam. Existing literature and EU official documents are used to build…
We bring together a collection of papers that were presented at the inaugural event of the Asia‐Europe Energy Policy Research Network (AEEPRN), held at Singapore…
