In the 21st century, the Indo-Pacific region has become the new centre of the world. The
concept of the'Indo-Pacific', though still under construction, is a potentially'pivotal'site, where …

This article investigates the escalation of US-China trade disputes and the implications for
Sino-US relations. Both structural realism and liberal institutionalism have failed to pay …

This article demonstrates how South–South Cooperation (SSC), as it is now constituted in
Southeast Asia, is little more than a liberal norm retaining only echoes of its origins in the …

The past few years have witnessed that the success (or failure) of the Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI) depends to a large extent upon engagement with and responses from …

The article seeks to understand the different types and sources of politicisation as well as the
consequences for Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure projects. It is argued that while the …

There have been contending views on the implications of China's economic rise and
growing influence for global economic governance. Many Chinese officials and some …

This paper analyses the role of Islam in Malaysian foreign relations under the Premiership of
Najib Razak. While most observers acknowledge the importance of Islam to Malaysian …

The Handbook of the Politics of China is a comprehensive resource introducing readers to
the very latest in research on Chinese politics. David Goodman provides an introduction to …

Abstract In 2018–2019, Malaysia and Singapore were embroiled in a dispute over the
southern Johor airspace, one of the world's busiest air routes. The Malaysian government …

This chapter traces the trajectories, theoretical propensities, and thematic insights
underlying Malaysian scholarly thinking and writings about international relations. It argues …