Summary The navies of China, India and to a lesser extent Japan are expanding rapidly at present. This has the potential to alter the US-dominated…
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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…
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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…
Abstract In this article, Alexander Wendt grapples with the question of whether state action is shaped by structure or process and institutions. For neo-realists, state…
Summary Drawing on philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a cultural theory of international politics that contrasts with the realist mainstream.…
Abstract The prevailing wisdom in International Relations literature that foreign policies of states may be understood without reference to their history, political values or culture,…
Summary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has not only survived but thrived in the post-Cold War era, regaining the support of Chinese citizens after the…
Summary China’s emergence as a great power is a global concern that can potentially alter the structure of world politics. Its rise is multidimensional, affecting…
Summary This book explores the ways that institutions play a role–or fail to–in Japanese and American approaches to regional governance in East Asia. It uses…
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Summary Although India and China have very different experiences of colonialism, they respond to that history in a similar way—by treating it as a collective…
Summary This book looks at U.S.-Korea relations and argues that the durability of military alliances depends upon a combination of power distribution, material assets, and…
Summary Why is it that political conflict between countries sometimes undermines commerce between those states, and yet at other times it seems to have little…
Summary Lu Ning, former assistant to a vice-foreign minister of China, draws on archival materials, interviews, and personal experiences, to provide unique insights into the…
Summary Various domestic factors impact upon China’s foreign policy making, such as bureaucracy, academics, media and public opinion. This stimulating book examines their increasing influence…
