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

An overview on the dilemma of "one China" : myth versus reality / Peter C.Y. Chow -- The myth of "one China" / Edward L. Dreyer -- Taiwan's colonial history and postcolonial nationalism / J. Bruce Jacobs -- On the statehood of Taiwan : a legal reappraisal / Huang-Chih Chiang and Jau-Yuan Hwang...

Economic sanctions are increasingly used as a legal, non-military technique of combating abusers of international peace. However it remains unclear how the success or failure of these sanctions is measured. This book examines the seldom-explored United Nations' economic sanctions deliberation...