This book presents a new theoretical framework through which to understand the role of
regional powers in creating and maintaining regional security orders. As a result of the …

Given the importance of the assertion or prevention of regional leadership for the future
global order, this paper examines the strategies and resources being used to assert regional …

China and India are becoming increasingly influential, powerful and prominent countries–
but what kind of states do their leaders and people wish them to become? Will they act and …

This article makes three arguments about the Sino-American competition, the Sino-Indian
rivalry, and the US-India partnership. First, past maritime-continental rivalries suggest that …

Given the importance of the assertion or prevention of regional leadership for the future
global order, this paper examines the strategies and resources being used to assert regional …

Using a constructivist model, this study brings nuclear arms control and disarmament back
into the debates on the future of Indo-Pakistani relations. Constructivism recognizes the …

Mario Carranza studies in depth the linkages between Indo-Pakistani nuclear relations and
the International Nuclear Order. He critically analyzes the de facto recognition by the United …

This article investigates the underlying causes for the persistency of the India–Pakistan
conflict and, on this basis, the chances and obstacles of the bilateral composite dialogue …

This article focuses on the regional requirements for a pacification of Afghanistan. For this
purpose, Afghanistan is analytically “reframed” as part of South Asia. The hypothesis is that …

Abstract The Regional Powers and Security Framework provides a systematic method to
assess how the relative strength and behavior of regional powers influence regional security …