Tag: Asia (5)

Does Power Politics Hinder International Public Performance? Competition between Power, Equality and Professionalism in Asian Development Bank

Tags: Asian Development Bank, International Organization, Performance, Power
This research studies the competition between donors’ power, recipients’ power and staffs’ professionalism in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and how such competition influences development projects’ ...

Soft Power Rules in East Asia

Tags: Soft Power, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Nye, East Asia
Attracting allies through cultural exchange and economic interdependence, what Nye refers to as "soft power," is becoming increasingly important for states around the world. This thinking is increasingly ...

Eradicating Separatism: China, Central Asia, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Tags: China, Central Asia, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Separatism, Game Theory, Repeated Stag Hunt Game
On June 15, 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) declared its establishment in Shanghai during a summit meeting with its six autocratic members: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, ...

The Politics of Foreign Aid: A Positive Contribution to Asian Economic Growth?

Tags: Foreign Aid, Asian Development Bank, Economic Growth, Asia
Whether a positive relationship exists between foreign aid and economic development is debatable. Supporters of foreign aid argue that aid money can translate into economic growth, while skeptics suggest ...

A Harmonized Southeast Asia? Explanatory Typologies of ASEAN Countries’ Strategies to the Rise of China

Tags: Southeast Asia, ASEAN, Balancing, Hedging, Bandwagoning, China, Balance of Threat
In the face of a rising China, some scholars have argued that ASEAN countries will choose to either bandwagon with or balance against China, while others believe they will respond with a more moderate ...