Closing the Second Cycle in BRICS: A Surprise or Business as Usual?
BRICS has by now turned into a brand. This brand imposes responsibility on its members to respond to global challenges and serves the interests of the global community.
What Can a Japan-US-India-Australia Cooperation Do?
Nowadays, further security cooperation of Japan-US-India-Australia is increasingly plausible in order to to ensure prosperous stability in the whole of Indo-Pacific.
Civilizational Perspectives in International Relations and Contemporary China-India Relations
India and China both seem to be simultaneously moving upward on relative power trajectories while sustaining a rivalry which will further magnify.
The New Great Game in the Indo-Pacific
How things plays out in the Indo-Pacific depends on the willingness of Asia’s other great powers to defend a system, rather than contain an empire
The Chinese Military Under Xi: Loyal and Ready to Achieve the History Mission?
Under Xi the People’s Liberation Army has a clear role in the national story of rejuvenation and empowerment that the President has been promoting since he became leader.
Irredentism, Nationalism and a Looming Asia-Pacific War
A country that has the objective and then launches an invasion has an inherent desire to change the future, whilst incorporating a resetting of an ideology.
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
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
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
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.
