"Few International Relationships have provoked such polarized views as the "strategic partnership" between China and Russia. Both nations portray it as the very model of positive-sum cooperation, offering the promise of a more equitable world order. But many Western observers se…
This book examines the changing relations between China and Burma/Myanmar since Burmese independence in 1948 and the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Using Chinese sources, it documents the negotiations and settlement of outstanding issues such as the border …
An analysis of the inevitability of war. As the Cold War fades, leaders and theorists alike speak of a new era, when democracy and open trade will join hands to banish outright war. The author exposes the truth behind this rhetoric: in a world where no international authority re…
"Scholarly essay collection that considers whether "the West" is still a major force in international affairs or whether we face a new world of competing states and shifting alliances. In proposing possible counterterrorism strategies to define a shared Western security policy, …
"Scholarly essay collection that considers whether "the West" is still a major force in international affairs or whether we face a new world of competing states and shifting alliances. In proposing possible counterterrorism strategies to define a shared Western security policy, …
"Drawing on Chinese cultural and philosophical traditions, this book offers a ground breaking reinterpretation of world politics from Yaqing Qin, one of China's leading scholars of international relations. Qin has pioneered the study of constructivism in China and developed a va…
"Global power is shifting to Asia. The U.S. military is leading an American "pivot" to the Indo-Pacific region. Asian "theaters" attract the bulk of global arms spending. China, India, and Pakistan are building up their nuclear arsenals--as the United States, France, and the Uni…