This article reviews China's position in international society over the past couple of
centuries, and against that background assesses the prospects for China's strategy of …

Transatlantic international relations (IR) theory has more or less neglected the international
relations of East Asia. This relative neglect has come in different forms: excluding East Asian …

This is an extensively revised and updated version of a book that was originally published in
2007. In addition to bringing the text up to date in a rapidly changing region, there are …

In the aftermath of the East Asian crisis and Japan's prolonged economic downturn, many
observers considered that East Asia's distinctive model of state-led development had …

The Asia-Pacific is arguably the most important, but also the most complex and contested,
region on the planet. Containing three of the world's largest economies and some of its most …

Despite the widespread view that China does not have a coherent grand strategy, it does not
need to invent one. China has already articulated a grand strategy that is based on the …

Hegemony has long been a key concept within the study of International Relations, as well
as across the social sciences more generally, and a term used by analysts to make sense of …

This article critically reviews the suggestion that we are experiencing a 'succession of
hegemonies' from the United States to China. It develops Martin Wight's writings on …

Commentators across the political spectrum have increasingly drawn attention to a 'new
scramble for Africa'. This 'new scramble'marks the latest chapter of imperialist engagement …

Abstract The United States–China relationship is more likely than not to slide into economic
and military competition, despite the perhaps best intentions of both states. This new bipolar …