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October 7, 2013 Open Forum
Introduction to the Open Forum

In this issue of the Open Forum we present the case for China from three points of view. Ren Xiao elaborates on what China’s leaders mean by the […]

Editorial Staff

China’s rise, dichotomy of economics and security, economics vs. geopolitics, historical legacy, idealism scrutinized, militarism, New type of great power relations, US as troublemaker, US mindset
October 7, 2013 Open Forum
“Warring States”—The Coming New World (Dis)order

The Korean Peninsula is the last citadel of a bygone era. Since the end of the Cold War, the United States as the reigning superpower has been the […]

Eric Li

cultural pragmatism, global architecture, historical determinism, ideology, status quo power
October 5, 2013 Open Forum
Economic Priorities and Geopolitical Advantages

After World War II, the structure of geopolitical competition changed. New economic strategies created extraordinarily high growth rates that enabled countries to become major powers quickly by focusing […]

William H. Overholt

economic strategies, geopolitical strategies, peaceful rises, Rebalancing
September 17, 2013 Review Article
Making Headway on the “Economic-Security Nexus”: Contributions from Southeast Asia

What is the relationship between economic growth, interdependence, and competition on the one hand, and geopolitical security and stability on the other? Do international trade, production, and investment […]

Evelyn Goh

ASEAN, Conflict Management, Economic Interdependence, Regime Insecurity, Vulnerability
July 19, 2013 Special Forum
Is an Economic Cold War Emerging in Asia?

For the past 35 years, as China’s economic development accelerated in the post-Mao period, US policy towards the Asia-Pacific was aimed at fostering an environment that would gradually […]

Scott W. Harold

Beijing Consensus, FTAs, Investment, New Cold War, TPP, Trade, Washington Consensus