China

US Hegemony and Rising Powers in the Era of Trump

New relations of power may be subtler and hidden from the naked eye then we realize, or than most existing theories of international relations may account for.

China’s Military Modernisation

Layla Dawood • Feb 8 2018 • Articles

There is no evidence that internal balancing will not change unipolarity. Future research should explore why internal balancing has been slow in the unipolar system.

Realism and Power Transition Theory: Different Branches of the Power Tree

Carsten Rauch • Feb 3 2018 • Articles

While realism and power transition theory are often merged together it is important to regard and embrace them as different branches of the power tree.

Asian Perspectives on International Relations Theory

Pichamon Yeophantong • Jan 23 2018 • Articles

Asian perspectives highlight a need for IR to become a global discipline that appreciates political and cultural difference but also reflects a shared history and humanity.

When Hard Power Shrinks: The Midlife Crisis of Realism

Tony C. Lee • Jan 14 2018 • Articles

Despite significant amendments, realism still suffers from empirical inconsistency. The reason is straightforward: its fundamental principles of power never change.

Interview – Simon Long

E-International Relations • Jan 4 2018 • Features

Journalist Simon Long shares his views on state-media relations in the Asian context, geopolitical tensions in East Asia, the role of ASEAN and Rohingya refugee crisis.

Interview – Steve Tsang

E-International Relations • Dec 28 2017 • Features

Prof. Tsang discusses the creation of Xi Jinping Thought, changes to the CCP’s Politburo Standing Committee, and the evolution of cross-strait relations since 2016.

India, Japan and Preservation of the Asian Territorial Order

S. Kalyanaraman • Dec 24 2017 • Articles

It may be prudent for India, Japan and their mutual partners to send an unambiguous message to China with regard to its territorial and hegemonic ambitions in Asia.

China’s Economic Multilateral Diplomacy

Stephen Chan • Nov 26 2017 • Articles

China seeks its moment of inclusion globally. Simultaneously, it seeks not just inclusivity but centrality within alternative forms of international organisation.

China: When the Dragon Wakes

Stephen Chan • Nov 6 2017 • Articles

Napoleon said that the world should beware the sleeping dragon, lest it awake. In his day, China was not only asleep but lost in a time before modernity.

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