[GIGA] The End of the “Liberal Theory of History”? Dissecting the U.S....
In the last ten years, economic issues related to currency policy have become the major ongo-ing dispute between China and the U.S. Especially the U.S. Congress is stridently demanding a tougher policy...
View Article[FPRI] Strait Ahead? China’s Fifth Generation Leaders and Beijing’s Taiwan...
Beijing’s current Taiwan policy is likely to remain in place as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) begins a transition from the so-called fourth-generation leadership headed by President and Party...
View Article[Chatham House] Engaging an Emerging Superpower: Understanding China as a...
China should not be seen as a threat intent on deposing the United States as the world's No.1 superpower or as a dormant, peaceful status quo power with no ambitions. Such views hamper the efforts of...
View Article[Chatham House] Hong Kong’s Role in Building the Offshore Renminbi Market...
Hong Kong is well placed to foster the rapid development of the offshore renminbi (RMB) market, with important spillover effects on jobs and the broader economy The offshore RMB business will boost...
View Article[IFS] China’s Nuclear Force Structure (August 2011)
Since the country’s first nuclear test in 1964, the nuclear posture of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been strikingly different from those of the superpowers. Despite the superior nuclear...
View Article[ECFR] China Analysis: The new Great Game in Central Asia (September 6, 2011)
China has set its sights on Central Asia, triggering a new Great Game in a region where Europe, Russia and the US have all long sought influence. As the five Central Asian states become increasingly...
View Article[Chatham House] Hong Kong Takes Cautious Steps Towards Full Democracy...
In 2012 Hong Kong will select a new chief executive and legislature in elections that will be more broad-based than in previous years. The two sets of elections will see small but important changes in...
View Article[IFS] US Navy strategy and Force Structure after the Cold War (November 2011)
At the end of the Cold War, the US Navy’s strategy and force structure were primarily directed at fighting a conventional enemy on the high seas. With the fall of the Soviet Union, the relative...
View Article[ECFR] China Analysis: One or two Chinese models? (December 26, 2011)
The pact that China has made with globalisation, trading huge external dependence for miraculous export growth, may be unravelling.The crisis in the West is hurting exports, and inflation and bubbles...
View Article[GIGA] Is There a “Chinese School” of IR? (March 2012)
Research on Chinese International Relations (IR) theory has produced a variety of discourses, including post‐positivist analyses, contributions by area specialists and China watchers, and articles by...
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