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Introduced in 2013, China's Belt and Road Initiative has had a significant impact within Asia and across other regions. This book provides empirical case studies examining the relations between China and states in regions including South-East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, the Persian Gulf, the Horn of Africa, and Central/Eastern Europe.

This study deals with Indian foreign policy issues, and asks questions about what is unique of Indian foreign policy and how to study it.

Crossing disciplinary boundaries, this volume offers a rare forum for a serious analysis of the territorial dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands between China and Japan. The volume deconstructs conflicting perspectives on the two sides of the dispute. Cutting through the political rhetoric on both sides of the controversy, this book analyzes the relevant history, international law, multilateral relations, political agendas, and social and collective memory, to shed light on this difficult dispute. Taken together, the chapters of the book propose short-term, medium-term, and long-term peaceful solutions for going beyond the impasse of the current territorial dispute.

This companion draws a vivid picture of the full spectrum of topics, issues, and relationships that define China's international interactions. The collection therefore provides a relevant point of departure for anyone interested in learning about Beijing's external affairs. Owing to the wide range of themes and ideas, this volume is essential reading for students of Chinese foreign policy.

Current preoccupations with the 'rise of Asia' attest to the nascent contestation of the very idea of what the pattern of international politics should look like and how it should be practiced. In this respect, the growing reference to a 'shift to the East' in global politics has become a popular shorthand for the nascent 'power transition' in world affairs. This volume offers a detailed conceptual and empirical investigation of the dynamics of power transition in Asia and details the accommodation strategies and coping mechanisms of different small and middle powers in Asia and, importantly, China's responses to these approaches.

This book discusses the construction of "one Korea" and highlights the potential benefits of unification for the Koreans and the international community.

Covering the Indian subcontinent, Turkey, the Mediterranean, Iran, the Arab world, and Central-Northeast-Southeast Asia, the volume draws on rich literatures to develop our understanding of power relations in the world's largest continent. Contributors ¿de-colonize', ¿de-imperialize', and ¿de-Cold War' the region to articulate a meta-narrative about Asia, world politics and international relations.

Contributors `de-colonize¿, `de-imperialize¿, and `de-Cold War¿ the region to articulate a meta-narrative about Asia, world politics and international relations.

This study deals with Indian foreign policy issues, and asks questions about what is unique of Indian foreign policy and how to study it.

Offering a distinctly Asia-Pacific-oriented perspective to one of the most discussed components of international security policy, human security.

Presents a range of topics and issues that characterise China's external affairs. This title focuses on the historical evolution of Chinese foreign policy by detailing the specific traditions and the altering paradigms of Beijing's external outlook proffered for the explanation and understanding of Chinese foreign policy.

This book studies the relationship between the People's Republic of China and Japan as the basis of the construction and maintenance of economic and security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific.