In response to the changing geopolitical landscape in Asia, both China and the United
States attempt to alter the regional order in their own favour, both in the economic and …

China's overseas financing is a distinct form of patient capital that marshals the country's
vast domestic resources to create commercial opportunities internationally. Its long-term risk …

This forum presents a snapshot of the current state of neoclassical realist theorizing. Its
contributors are self-identified neoclassical realists who delineate their version of …

Ideational variables have frequently been employed in positivist-minded and materialist
analyses of state behaviour. Almost inevitably, because of these commitments, such studies …

In recent years, some Chinese elites have started to rethink the strategies and tactics of
China's rise on the global stage. Some scholars see the problems in the West as strategic …

When and why might a rising China challenge the power and security of a relatively
declining United States? Conventional wisdom argues that China–like other rising states–is …

Contrary to predictions that smaller powers will balance against or bandwagon with external
threats, Southeast Asian states are hedging by deepening their security cooperation with …

Scholars debate the ambitions and policies of today's 'rising powers' and the extent to which
they are revising or upholding the international status quo. While elements of the relevant …

The recent years have witnessed a significant change in China–EUrope relations, with the
EU's strategic positioning of China undergoing a fundamental shift from a “partner” to a …

Abstract This Special Issue aims to explain the transition from the Cold War US-led system of
exclusive bilateral alliances in East Asia (or “hub-and-spokes” system) into a “networked …