China is unique in modern world history. No other rising power has experienced China's
turbulent history in its relations with neighbors and Western countries. Its sheer size …

This book analyses the rationale and history of space programs in countries of the
developing world. Space was at one time the sole domain of the wealthiest developed …

This study is based upon two premises:(1) the available literature, though voluminous, fails
to provide systematic understandings of the complex and evolving relations between China …

Two major features of international relations at the beginning of the 21st century are global
governance and the rise of China. Global governance, advocating global norms, requires …

Major IR theories, which stress that actors will inevitably only seek to enhance their own
interests, tend to contrive binaries of self and other and 'inside'and 'outside'. By contrast, this …

Even after seventy-five years, the UN Security Council meets nearly every day. They
respond to a range of threats to international peace and security, but not all threats. Why …

North Korea's nuclear weapons program has provoked much apprehension in the
international community in recent years. The Six Party Talks were convened in 2003 to …

Featuring contributions by some of the leading experts in Korean studies, this book
examines the political content of Kim Jong-Il's regime maintenance, including both the …

Speaking of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) test of a nuclear device on
9 October 2006, official statements from the government of one of the permanent five …

This title will explore China's strategic interests in the South China Sea, with a specific
emphasis on power projection and resource security. China's regional actions and reactions …