Asian security
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Co-authored with Vipin Narang.
This essay proposes a new theoretical framework for analyzing the rise of China and its impact on Asian security order. While the rise of China is reshaping Asia's military balance, the region has also witnessed equally important and... more
Niv Horesh and Emilian Kavalski, eds., Asian Thought on China's International Relations (Palgrave, 2014), 230-248
Wspólnota Niepodległych Państw, aby zagwarantować własne bezpieczeństwo, podjęła inicjatywę powołującą do życia Organizację Układu o Bezpieczeństwie Zbiorowym. Autorzy artykułu zapoznają czytelników z jej głównymi celami oraz zadaniami.... more
This chapter provides an overview of the India-Pakistan relationship in three parts. First, it examines the historical roots of the India–Pakistan rivalry, which include identity-based differences, territorial conflict, external... more
As new security providers, India and China have common, but not always shared, interests in Asia. This paper looks at how that has evolved and what holds in the future. It looks at Nepal, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan as case studies.
Since the 2008–2009 financial crisis, the international community has witnessed an escalation of the U.S.-China rivalry. Moreover, the present-day COVID-19 pandemic, which began in China in late 2019, seems to have transformed the two... more
Southeast Asia is arming massively. In the past decade, military spending by the region’s states has risen by 57 percent on average. China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour in the Pacific is frequently cited as the trigger for this leap... more
Overlapping sovereignty claims at sea constitute one of the major sources of diplomatic tensions in East Asia, with repercussions for the security environment in the broader Asia Pacific. Given the importance of the region’s maritime... more
The re-emergence of the Indo-Pacific as a strategic concept guiding the foreign policies of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India—the so-called Quad—has raised concerns in Southeast Asia about ASEAN becoming less central in a... more
The Geopolitics of East Asia: New Geometries of Competition and Cooperation The present study aims to develop an analysis of how the fast-changing geopolitics and geoeconomics of East Asia impacts current and potential trends in... more
East Asian states infrequently seek peaceful dispute resolution through binding methods of international law. What is puzzling is why states seek one particular dispute resolution method or another, and in the specific case of the... more
Although the US and its Western allies had long relationship with Africa in various categories of aid and development, China’s recent entry into the Dark Continent caused huge displeasure to the traditional donors. The Asian giant’s... more
La forte dynamique d’acquisition d’équipements militaires observable en Asie depuis plus de dix ans est généralement perçue comme une course aux armements. La région compte, il est vrai, les premières économies mondiales avec les... more
Overview of the hard and soft maritime power of the US, and a look at the contemporary challenges to its prominent role in the Indo-Pacific.
This article traces East Asia's evolving multilateralisms and role in transitioning East Asia away from "US hub-and-spokes" bilateralism toward a more networked system of security arrangements. Drawing on the English School, it argues for... more
There is a growing view that the emerging brand of Chinese regional diplomacy in recent years is increasingly assertive. This article attempts to make better sense of this perceived more forceful Chinese diplomacy. It argues that Chinese... more
The mini-thesis is an independent geo-strategic analysis of (ongoing) Taiwan - China frictions--which was due to being awarded a Fellowship by Taiwan, ROC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs during 2018. The thesis comprises a short history of... more
An Indo-Pacific in which the Quad operates without the presumption of ASEAN centrality would be in the interest of all parties.
In the wake of North Korea's progressive missile testing that set even the usually stoic Japanese people into a panic mode, Japan has found itself at the mercy of its former enemies. In an ironic twist of fate, Tokyo's security outlooks... more
Why do hedging strategies appear so pervasive in Asia? This article argues that hedging – not balancing or bandwagoning – is the central tendency in Asian international relations, offering three different lenses for making sense of this... more
This essay proposes a new theoretical framework for analyzing the rise of China and its impact on Asian security order. While the rise of China is reshaping Asia's military balance, the region has also witnessed equally important and... more
While there has been much discussion about China’s openly aggressive behavior in the South China Sea (SCS), these potential gray zone actions in the IOR deserve attention and can have long-term strategic implications for IOR littoral... more
This thesis uses articles from Chinese and Indian defense publications to analyze how the Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy and the Indian Navy view each other’s modernization. This thesis argues that the Chinese and Indian Navies... more
This chapter examines the drivers behind the remarkable upswing in India–Japan relations over the last two decades. It does so primarily from the Indian perspective, asking what factors have driven the India–Japan rapprochement. Contrary... more
This special issue of Asia Policy scrutinizes the Indo-U.S. strategic partnership by examining the prospects for bilateral cooperation in Asia. Although peacetime foreign policy collaboration between major powers is a rarity, China’s... more
Policy Report; Page 5-10; This article highlights Taiwan’s diversification strategy to overcome economic and political challenges from China. Concerns over economic reliance on China and Taiwan’s geostrategic location are the main drivers... more
Policy Report; In recent years, three major protests took place along mainland China’s immediate periphery: most recently the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests in 2019, as well as the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong and the... more
The end of the Western military presence in Central Asia will mean the West’s influence on the security sphere in the region will be marginalised and it will also actually withdraw from the geopolitical rivalry. With regard to the... more
Аннотация: В статье рассматривается современное состояние китайско-американских отношений с точки зрения сочетания элементов соперничества и сотрудничества двух стран в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе. Автор полагает, что отношения КНР и... more
The Indian Ocean, often referred to as the ‘cradle of globalisation’, has been the main link between east and west for centuries. Half of all the world’s trade and two-thirds of its oil pass through its busy waterways, connecting booming... more
Czy dotychczasowej dominacji Rosji w krajach Azji Centralnej zagrażają działania Stanów Zjednoczonych i Chin? Autorzy uważają, że Rosja utrzyma wpływy w tym regionie. Umożliwią to wieloletnie dwustronne umowy gospodarcze, kontrola... more
Resumen La estructura de seguridad asiática ha experimentado grandes cambios, al evolucionar de las alianzas bilaterales de Estados Unidos —un sistema que fue diseñado para la contención de la Unión Soviética y China durante la Gue-rra... more
This article highlighted the diverse anxieties of US allies and partners towards the change of balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region as a core component of strategic concern.