This paper reviews the perceptions of the CA states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan) towards the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and conceptualises the …

As President Obama enters his second term, continuing to shift US attention and resources
to the Asia—/Pacific will be a leading US foreign policy priority. While many in the region …

The rise of China has elicited a voluminous response from scholars, business groups,
journalists and beyond. Within this literature, a'China Threat Theory'has emerged which …

The Ashgate Research Companion to Chinese Foreign Policy draws out the full range of
topics and issues that characterise China's external affairs. The volume is intended to …

Focusing on the relationship between oil imports and China's compromising and business-
like attitude, this article shows that empirical observations do not support several …

For the next 20 or more years, the US relationship with China will be the fulcrum on which
the East Asian security order balances. As a result, US policy will need to prevent the …

Abstract Since the People's Republic of China (PRC) embarked upon a program of reform
beginning in 1978, China's “rise” has generated considerable debate. Outside of the …

This article addresses the increasing cooperation between China and regional
organizations in Africa and analyzes the impact this cooperation has on the continent's …

This article discusses how Cuba survived the economic sanctions that were imposed by the
USA and the lessons that Zimbabwe and other sanctioned countries can glean. Using the …

With the rapid advancement in communication, commerce, travel and further afield, our
world has been rendered smaller and people more interrelated. At the same time, however …