The Globalization of World Politics, the bestselling introduction to international relations,
offers the most comprehensive coverage of the key theories and global issues in world …

Rising powers often seek to reshape the world order, triggering confrontations with those
who seek to defend the status quo. In recent years, as international institutions have grown …

There is virtually no systematic debate on the fundamentals of comparative research in the
study of international regionalism. The field of research is very fragmented and there is a …

Regions. How they emerge and how they are dramatically changing the appearance of the
present'world of states' and its related forms of governance from local to global levels is …

ASEAN and China are economic partners as well as economic competitors. A widely
proposed means of strengthening the economic partnership is to form a free trade area …

This article analyses and contrasts the growth and development of regionalism in Africa and
the Middle East and considers what lessons can be drawn from these regions for studies of …

This book provides a state-of-the-art introduction to, and analysis of, the development of
regionalism in Asia. It offers a comprehensive exploration of what is clearly the most …

Regional economic integration is the key to achieving prosperity and stability. However, intra-
regional trade in South Asia accounts for not more than 5%–6% of their total trade. This …

Regional integration can effectively promote regional development by promoting inter-
regional resource sharing and economic coordination. As national development strategy …

The aim of this article is to build an analytical framework for understanding regional peace
and security. Building on important insights from other theoretical approaches, it proposes …