Abstract Some Japanese scholars such as Ikegami Masako suggest that the Dokdo issue can and should be resolved using a liberalist approach. This approach, however,…
Topic: Maritime Security
Abstract Japanese leaders struggled for decades to overcome legal, political, and normative constraints on the expansion of the Self-Defense Forces so that Japan could field…
Abstract Recent remarks by Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian advocating increased sovereignty for Taiwan underscore concern that further efforts to declare formal independence from China could ultimately lead…
Abstract Recent developments in Chinese politics and defense policy indicate that China will soon embark on an ambitious maritime policy that will include construction of…
Abstract In “China’s Naval Nationalism: Sources, Prospects, and the U.S. Response,” Robert Ross seeks to explain why “China will soon embark on a more ambitious maritime…
Continue reading Glosny, Michael A., Phillip C. Saunders, and Robert S. Ross
Summary The rise of the Chinese and other Asian navies, worsening quarrels over maritime jurisdiction and the United States’ maritime pivot towards the Asia-Pacific region…
Summary The Asia-Pacific region has emerged as the hub of global geo-political, geo-economic and geo-strategic significance in the post-Cold War period. The rise of China…
Continue reading Prabhakar, Lawrence W., Joshua Ho, and W. S. G. Bateman
Summary Geopolitics is a crucial element in understanding international relations in East Asia, with major and medium powers competing for influence. This book examines geopolitics…
Summary Maritime security is of vital importance to the South China Sea, a critical sea route for maritime transport of East Asian countries including China.…
Abstract The maintenance of safe and secure sea lanes, particularly those that link the United States with its partners in the Indian and Pacific Oceans,…
Abstract This paper seeks to uncover the drivers of maritime strategy formulation in Russia and China, two active players on the international stage that have…
Summary This book offers the most comprehensive analysis yet of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which remains the foremost dialogue forum for the promotion of…
Summary This edited volume analyses the naval arms race in South-East Asia, and reviews the content, purposes and consequences of the naval policies and development…
Abstract The primary focus of attention in the relationship over the summer was the ongoing dispute over territorial claims in the South China Sea as…
Abstract A discussion of maritime security in Southeast Asia focuses on the struggle against piracy/sea robbery & efforts to resolve maritime territorial/boundary disputes. The recent…
