Asia/Pacific

Containing China? The United States in the South Pacific Since 2011

Matt Stansfield • Feb 25 2015 • Essays

The rebalancing by the United States towards the South Pacific is less about containment and is more about competitive engagement in the region.

Logged In: Transforming the Political Process in Russia

Ivan Bakalov • Feb 13 2015 • Essays

The Internet has had a positive impact on the provision of the normative good of democratic self-determination and participation in the Russian Federation.

Assessing the British Counter-Insurgency Effort in Malaya

James Flint • Feb 11 2015 • Essays

Attempts to compare Malaya with other counterinsurgency campaigns such as the Vietnam War or Afghanistan War are limited in value and risk dangerous over-simplifications

Analysing NATO’s Role in Afghanistan

Jonjo Robb • Feb 8 2015 • Essays

Throughout its endeavour, NATO has faced many key challenges in its crisis management operation in Afghanistan.

Historical Animosity: One of Many Sources of Sino–Japanese Tensions Today

Rachel Hao • Jan 21 2015 • Essays

Historical animosity has been a major factor in Sino–Japanese tensions, but strategic regional objectives remain their primary motivator.

Starvation: A Political Phenomenon

Bede Thompson • Jan 17 2015 • Essays

While their natural aspects and influences should not be disregarded, famine and starvation must be viewed primarily as a breakdown in social and political systems.

To What Extent is Reconciliation an Appropriate Term in Post-Conflict Societies?

Matthew Richmond • Dec 29 2014 • Essays

Due to unrealistic expectations associated with ‘thick’ reconciliation, ‘thin’ reconciliation offers practical realities and moral intent in post-conflict scenarios.

A Constructivist Approach to China’s Aircraft Carrier Ambitions

Frederick Melling • Dec 28 2014 • Essays

The symbolic power of the aircraft carrier was key to China’s public demand to develop aircraft capabilities and reflective of desires to achieve world power prestige.

Political Legitimacy in Post-Tiananmen China

Clement Chen • Dec 19 2014 • Essays

Tiananmen, although isolated as a catalyst for subsequent domestic reforms in China, was only one of a number of structural factors which led to the China of today.

What Would a Fair Immigration Policy Look Like?

Jake Brown • Dec 3 2014 • Essays

If one denies the right to enter, so too they deny the right to leave; a fair immigration policy is one which employs open borders and relaxed restrictions.

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