Although many scholars blame China’s PLAN for the militarization of the South China Sea, upon further look at their arguments, in reality, they have only overblown the situation.
While a number of factors contribute to the failure to achieve economic regionalization in Central Asia, the overwhelming influence is the corrupt and patriarchal nature of state leadership.
Because the ODA allows Japan to show its international presence, as the country cannot deploy its defense forces, Japan’s ODA remains the cornerstone of Japanese foreign policy.
The combined enforcement of lèse-majesté provisions in the Thai Criminal Code and the Computer Crimes Act threatens the freedom of expression and communication in Thailand.
In the international arena ASEM remains unprecedented, and its added value clearly lies in its role as a regional integrator for Europe and Asia. Only through the constructivist lens can this be seen.
Due to the lack of a national framework for the protection of IDPs, Indian state governments’ responses to such needs are weak, unsatisfactory and dependent on political agendas.
Studying traditional power-relations during the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia will help further our understanding of violence and the Cambodian peace process.
Nixon’s visionary pursuit of a China that was a responsible member of the world community bore undeniable fruit in 1972 and would continue to benefit the United States until this very day.
The US does not have a fixed definition of rationality. Instead, each ruling governmental cabinet tends to have a different political stance when it comes to determining rationality and irrationality.
As the study of globalisation evolves, gender perspectives act as a reminder that economic developments are not distinct from real people who make real choices.
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