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

This Palgrave Pivot uses a simple model from game theory to explain the behavior of countries disputing ownership of resources and of small islands in the South China Sea. It argues that the rapid transformation of the region's economy - the rise of Factory Asia - is not being acknowledged,...

Die Chinesen nennen es Yidai Yilu IBM ?Ein Gürtel, eine Strasse?. Die Deutschen erinnern sich vorzugsweise an Marco Polo und sprechen darum von der Neuen Seidenstrasse. Es handelt sich um das vermutlich gröt︣e Infrastrukturprojekt der Menschheitsgeschichte, an dem sich inzwischen mehr als...