Whereas many institutions are in place to govern urban and rural land, maritime areas are less well covered. This situation of a "governance void" has led to uncertainty and conflicts. Thus the South China Sea has become a contested maritime space. In this paper the cultural theory of Oswald...

This paper uses the case of Sino-Southeast Asian relations to gain insights on China's ability to muster support for its global agenda. The analysis focuses on the regional-global nexus of interstate relations and explores the extent to which the quality of two states' regional relations...

Act East policy : Northeast as a bridgehead to ASEAN / Shristi Pukhrem -- Northeast India's critical role in harnessing the three C's : commerce, connectivity and culture in Act East policy / Munmun Majumdar -- Act East policy and emerging economic geography in India's Northeast / Rakhee...

Introduction : ASEAN's goals -- Pivoting to Asia -- Defining ASEAN's goals -- Financial capital -- A systems approach to achieving ASEAN's goals -- People, data, and information -- Institutions, governance, and rule of law -- Positioning ASEAN's economy for success -- Climate change and the...

Introduction: Cooperative development among the South China Sea coastal states -- From joint cooperation to joint development in the South China Sea: incentives, challenges, and prospects for Brunei Darussalam -- China's incentives and policy choices on joint development in the South China Sea...