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Friday, May 15th, 2020
The Corona Virus Crisis: The Latest of Many Challenges to the Liberal International Order
The current corona virus crisis is the latest of a series of challenges that the liberal international order has faced during the past several decades. A number of illiberal, populist leaders have emerged in the US, Brazil, India, Turkey, and Hungary in particular who represent the ideological challenge from within. As globalization’s appeal wanes, liberalism is likely to confront new challenges all across the world in the coming years. (PDF)
Source: https://www.da-vienna.ac.at/en/The-Academy/Research/Peaceful-Change/Discussion-Papers
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
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/
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
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/
International relations professor T.V. Paul breaks down the surprising comments after talks between Trump and Putin and what they mean.
