The report was written by senior scholars of international studies and Indian Ocean studies and focuses on international relations in the Indian Ocean region and covers many aspects of OBOR policy and South Asia. The report includes both a strategic review and major events, as well as related...

This book is about the basis and scope of impact that Taiwan - a democracy with a population of around 23 million - has on China, the most powerful remaining Leninist state which claims sovereignty over Taiwan and has a population of over 1.3 billion. It examines how Taiwan has helped China in...

This book presents a methodological framework for the analysis of intercultural issues frequently misinterpreted by existing theories. It uses a challenge-and-response theory of cultural development to examine the relationship between different natural disasters and threats and the developments...

Part I General Report -- Competition and Cooperation between Great Powers over the Bay of Bengal -- The Strategic Landscape of South Asia and Indian Ocean Region -- Part II Sub-report: Multilateral Relations and Regional Economic Cooperation -- Strategic Competition and Multilateral Relations in...

Die Anfänge der deutsch-thailändischen Beziehungen -- Die besondere Qualität des deutsch-thailändischen Verhältnisses -- Deutsche als Wegbereiter des modernen Thailand.- Die Wirtschaft als treibender Faktor -- Die aktuellen bilateralen Beziehungen -- Der Weg in die Zukunft: Deutschland und...

" This book investigates the origins and evolution of Asia's new institutional architecture in trade, finance, and security from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. The traditional institutional equilibrium in Asia has come under heavy strain in the ""post triple shocks period"" - the...

The Northeast Asian security environment is closely linked to Korea's growth perspectives for the future. The spectacular rise of the South Korean economy in the past half century, also known as 'Miracle on the Han River,' has been duly highlighted as one of the most successful cases of economic...

The new developments across the Taiwan Strait have illuminated the dilemma of the 'One China' policy, which could mislead to inconsistent or even contradictory policies, and result in devastating military confrontation between China and the U.S. and possibly Japan