This article argues that power politics and the contending institutional contestation are key to
understanding Mekong's complex dynamics. It is structured in four main parts. The first …

In Southeast Asia, China's growing economic and political strength has been accompanied
by adept diplomacy and active promotion of regional cooperation, institutions and …

China's economic reforms revealed the Chinese Communist Party's search for a new basis
for political legitimacy and authority. The PRC's contemporary political bargain is best …

The Mekong sub-region threatens to become yet another space for great power competition.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must work together to overcome the …

The main objective of this study is to elucidate great power politics in the Mekong region by
exploring how China and the United States have committed to the development of Mekong …

In the past five years, the Chinese state has made great effort to implement its 'going-
out'strategy, ie, the geographical expansion of Chinese capital and labor overseas. This …

This is a study of power in Japan's contemporary regional international relations, examined
through the Critical framework of political-economy developed by Robert Cox and drawing …

Maintaining robust diplomatic relationships with neighbouring countries in the Mekong
region has become strategically critical to China. Since President Xi Jinping took office …

In Southeast Asia, China's growing economic and political strength has been accompanied
by adept diplomacy and active promotion of regional cooperation, institutions and …

In Southeast Asia, China's growing economic and political strength has been accompanied
by adept diplomacy and active promotion of regional cooperation, institutions and …