Essays about: "ASEAN Region"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words ASEAN Region.
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1. Chinese Expansionism : A case study on the Chinese expansionist initiative in the South China Sea during the last decade
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : The Asian renaissance in the twentieth first century, constituted by astronomical economic growth combined with the ambitious and authoritarian leadership of Xi Jinping's reign, has led China in the direction of proactive international policies. The South China Sea is one of the major arenas where such policies are taking place. READ MORE
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2. ASEAN in a Changing Asia-Pacific
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis examines how contemporary ASEAN security and defence policies are impacted by a growing external influence in the region. The thesis relies on elite interviews conducted with academic scholars within Southeast Asia. The findings both confirm previous literature and add new insights. READ MORE
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3. ASEAN Policy towards the South China Sea : A Neoclassical Realism and Two-Level Games Analysis
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Considering the South China Sea dispute as a flashpoint of regional stability and power balance within the Southeast Asian region, the first failure in ASEAN history to reach a consensus in 2012 and the deadlock in 2016 on this issue brought up uncertainty towards the ability of ASEAN member states to reach a consensus on the South China Sea issue. This thesis seeks to analyze this issue based on neo-classical realism and the two-level games theory to what extent, if any, do the ASEAN member states’ domestic factors and external relations influence their decision towards the South China Sea dispute. READ MORE
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4. Chinese strategies and American policies in the South China Sea : A qualitative study of a geopolitical conflict based on neorealistic theory
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : The tense situation over the territorial conflict in the South China Sea has intensified in recent years with China's increased military presence and actions. This has contributed to increased concern among the ASEAN states in the region. It has also affected the United States´s security policy on how to relate to China as an international power. READ MORE
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5. When a region ignores a genocide : A case study of ASEAN’s prevention of the Rohingya crisis
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : In August 2017, the Myanmar military initiated what the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights called a text-book example of ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya ethnic minority. In 2020, Myanmar is called to the International Court of Justice to answer to allegations of committed genocide. READ MORE