Summary Is East Asia heading toward war? Throughout the 1990s, conventional wisdom among U.S. scholars of international relations held that institutionalized cooperation in Europe fosters…
Continue reading Suh, J. J., Peter J. Katzenstein, and Allen Carlson ed
Summary A master storyteller as well as a leading energy expert, Daniel Yergin continues the riveting story begun in his Pulitzer Prize–winning book, The Prize. In The…
Summary Energy security has become a rallying cry in recent years, especially in the wake of increased terrorist threats in the Middle East and elsewhere.…
Summary Driven by rising oil demand and active initiatives, including recent Chinese naval escort of merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, Asia has become…
Summary In this groundbreaking book Kent E. Calder argues that a new transnational configuration is emerging in Asia, driven by economic growth, rising energy demand,…
Summary Leading scholars assess the transformations in energy security policy that flow from recognition of global climate change. They explore through case studies the key…
Summary This book takes an in-depth look at Japan’s long-festering territorial and maritime disputes with its three neighbors – China, South Korea and the Russian…
Summary China’s anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), the DF-21D, has reached the equivalent of Initial Operational Capability. Although it probably has been deployed in small numbers,…
Summary Why should Americans worry about South Korean security? The answer is clear: North Korea, and beyond. Most international attention to the North Korea problem…
Continue reading Kim, Byung K., Gi-Wook Shin, and David Straub ed
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 South Asia is at the cusp of a historic transformation. If the Bush administration can sustain the level of involvement it has demonstrated since…
Abstract American preoccupation with the global economic recession and conflicts in Southwest Asia and the Middle East indicated that US relations with the rest of…
Summary “Sober and well-informed. . . . A careful and compelling examination of the U.S.-Chinese relationship from a number of angles.”—Financial Times There may be…
Summary “Future presidents will need to find the right balance in China policy, so as to maintain America’s strength and watchfulness but not fall into…
Abstract Mohan talks about Obama’s new framework for South Asia. Quite early on in his campaign, Obama outlined the interconnection between the developments on Pakistan’s…
