Michael Brecher: Pioneering scholar of Indian foreign policy
Abstract
Brecher, who retired as a distinguished professor at McGill University’s political science department last year after a nearly seven-decade-long stellar career, passed away at the age of 96 on January 16. He had made enormous scholarly contributions on topics such as Indian and Israeli foreign policies, Asia’s new states and, later, large-scale studies on crises in world politics. In his long career, he wrote more than 30 books, scores of articles, and book chapters.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/michael-brecher-scholar-indian-foreign-policy-7748842/
(De-)Globalization and International Order
by Markus Kornprobst & T.V. Paul
Abstract
What will become of liberal order as “deglobalizing” pressures continue to mount? And what happens to globalization as liberal order comes under increasing pressure? Indicators of economic interdependence show signs of plateauing. Even as NATO and Russia square off against one another, the alliance faces significant internal challenges. From decreasing global direct investment to Brexit, it looks like the trends of the 1990s are reversing.
Source: https://www.duckofminerva.com/2022/01/de-globalisation-and-international-order.html
China-US Rivalry: Sleepwalking Into War?
If confidence building measures and the adoption of an arms control regime in the South China Sea, China and the US risk stumbling into a catastrophic war.
Source: https://madrascourier.com/policy/china-us-rivalry-sleepwalking-into-war/
Future of International Institutions and Soft Balancing
Institutions have long been used as a means for soft balancing, including by the US. However, the US and its allies cannot ignore the norms of the rules based international order, for to do so risks undermining the shared norms soft balancing depends on.
Source: http://blog.yalebooks.com/2018/10/18/the-future-of-international-institutions-and-soft-balancing/
The Power of Non-Alignment
Finding themselves caught between the giants of the United States and China, small states of the Asia-Pacific are not destined to become pawns in the midst of great power competition; instead they can resurrect the ‘Bandung spirit’ and adopt a policy of non’alignment through the use of soft-balancing.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-power-of-non-alignment/article25185002.ece
Soft Balancing vs. Hard Clashes: The Risks of War Over the South China Sea
To minimize the risk of conflict in the South China Sea, all parties should consider measures to alleviate the dangers that arise from time pressures.
Source: https://www.globalasia.org/v13no3/feature/soft-balancing-vs-hard-clashes-the-risks-of-war-over-the-south-china-sea_tv-paul
How India will React to the Rise of China: the Soft-Balancing Strategy Reconsidered
To restrain China India is likely to form both a soft-balancing coalition and limited hard balancing coalition, but the formation of a traditional hard-balancing coalition with the United States is very unlikely.
Source: https://warontherocks.com/2018/09/india-and-the-rise-of-china-soft-balancing-strategy-reconsidered/
