Rising powers have attracted tremendous interest in international politics and theory. Yet the ways in which secondary powers strategically respond to regional changes in the distribution of power have been largely neglected. This article seeks to fill this gap by presenting a systematic...

"Until the global financial crisis, China was thought to be decades away from overtaking the United States as the world's largest economy. But while the US skirted economic stagnation, China was able to successfully navigate the crisis, and its growth continues to accelerate. Has the time...

Capturing the spirit of a decade (2001-2006) -- The financial crisis, contested legitimacy and the genesis of intra-BRICs cooperation (2006-2008) -- From Yekaterinburg to Brasília : the new epicenter of world politics? (2009-2010) -- Enter South Africa: from BRICs to BRICS -- The hidden world...