Shared Concerns with Opposite Outcomes: Myanmar and DPRK on China’s Border
The shared threat of China provides an interesting and underutilized way to examine the strategic decision to pursue reform or retrenchment in North Korea and Myanmar.
Popular Culture & the Representation of Women’s ‘Agency’ During Indian Partition
From popular culture in India, we can identify examples of the strategic deployment of women’s agency. Discussions of agency are necessary for feminist resistance.
Post-Communist Transitions and Military Conflict in Asia
In China, Laos, and Vietnam, the move from planned to market-oriented economies has increased free trade and diminished levels of international conflict and hostility.
The Asian Tigers from Independence to Industrialisation
Do the lessons learned from the rapid economic growth of the Tigers from the 1960s through the 1990s have a practical application in contemporary development?
An Examination of Russia’s Foreign Policy Through The Clash of Civilizations
Russia’s actions of late are difficult to understand through traditional paradigms, but Huntington’s Clash of Civilization paradigm offers a holistic view of the crisis.
Unmasking China’s Assertive Behaviour in the Maritime Sphere
China’s assertive behaviour in the South China Sea (SCS) and East China Sea (ECS) is primarily motivated by nationalism and economic interests.
Is Pacific Asia Returning to Sinocentrism?
Although Pacific Asia seems to be progressing toward Sinocentrism, it is unlikely to return to such a state.
Non-Western Perspectives on Constitutional Supremacy
Greater flexibility, vulnerability, and uncertainty differentiate constitutional supremacy in non-Western countries such as Turkey and India from Western nations.
‘Alternative Development’ as a Policy to Combat Illegal Drug Production
Alternative development programmes, and supply-side policies in general, have been ineffective in combating illegal drug production at the national and regional level.
Victim-Politics and Post-Conflict Foreign Policy in Rwanda and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka and Rwanda elicit a sense of victimhood upon which their respective foreign policies have been built.
