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The West Papua issue in Pacific regional politics: explaining Indonesia’s foreign policy failure 太平洋地区政治中的西巴布亚问题——解读印尼外交政策的失败

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1931417

Hipolitus Ringgi Wangge, S. Lawson

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引用次数: 6

Economic statecraft, interdependence, and Sino-Japanese ‘rivalry’ 经济策略、相互依存和中日“竞争”

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1941209

Shogo Suzuki

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引用次数: 8

Examining ASEAN’s effectiveness in managing South China Sea disputes 考察东盟在处理南中国海争端方面的有效性

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-06-29 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1934519

L. Hu

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引用次数: 9

China’s rise in Latin America and the Caribbean 1990–2019: navigating perceptions in the relationship 中国在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的崛起(1990-2019):在关系中的认知导航

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-06-24 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1924846

Kim Emmanuel

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引用次数: 1

The role of international intervention in managing refugee crises: lessons from Vietnamese and North Korean refugee cases in China 国际干预在管理难民危机中的作用:来自中国的越南和朝鲜难民案例的教训

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-05-26 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1931418

Jeonghye Kim

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引用次数: 0

Bolstering middle power standing: South Korea's response to U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy from Trump to Biden 巩固中等强国地位:从特朗普到拜登，韩国对美国印太战略的回应

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-05-24 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1928737

T. Huynh

{"title":"Bolstering middle power standing: South Korea's response to U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy from Trump to Biden","authors":"T. Huynh","doi":"10.1080/09512748.2021.1928737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2021.1928737","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract South Korea's reluctant response to the U.S. Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy so far has failed to send a clear-cut signal to regional countries. Despite upholding multilateralism as the cornerstone of its middle power diplomacy, South Korea has not worked in line with Indo-Pacific second-size powers given Seoul's relatively vague response to the Indo-Pacific structure. With foreign policy shifts from Trump to Biden, South Korea may be well-positioned to communicate its policies with a more nuanced response to the Indo-Pacific. To leverage Seoul's middle power standing and its commitment to multilateralism, the Moon Jae-in administration can be expected to reflect on clearer definitions of what 'Indo-Pacific' means and come up with a more comprehensive understanding of multilateral cooperation in the region so as not to mistake 'Indo-Pacific' for its security connotation. As for South Korea, pursuing a three-headed strategy, for example, continuing to position itself in the Indo-Pacific region as a balancer, enhancing ties with like-minded middle powers, and deepening the South Korea-ASEAN relationship, could accommodate Seoul's interests and concerns amid the U.S.–China strategic competition and the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":51541,"journal":{"name":"Pacific Review","volume":"36 1","pages":"32 - 60"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09512748.2021.1928737","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44525875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7

Mediation and Mongolia’s foreign policy 调解与蒙古的外交政策

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-05-13 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1924240

Shinae Hong

{"title":"Mediation and Mongolia’s foreign policy","authors":"Shinae Hong","doi":"10.1080/09512748.2021.1924240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2021.1924240","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Over the past decade, the small state of Mongolia has emerged as an important player in Northeast Asia through its mediation efforts. Driven by a desire for regional and global influence and prestige, Mongolia has sought to locate itself as a neutral intermediary in regional conflicts—in particular the Korean peninsula’s peace process, by hosting the “Ulaanbaatar Dialogue” starting in 2013. In this regional security dialogue initiative, Mongolia has proven itself to be a capable peace broker in easing tensions between the two parties, and, more crucially, it has made a constructive impact on the regional security architecture by building a functioning multilateral dialogue mechanism to support the Korean peninsula peace process after the halt of the six-party talks. Its success has been aided by its perceived impartiality in the conflict; its multilateral, activist, peace-oriented foreign policy portfolio; and its cordial external relations with regional countries, including both North and South Korea, and globally. This article seeks to contribute to the understanding of the varied abilities, strategies, and sources of advantage employed by small states to project power and raise their influence in regional affairs by exploring the case of Mongolia.","PeriodicalId":51541,"journal":{"name":"Pacific Review","volume":"35 1","pages":"765 - 788"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09512748.2021.1924240","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49339275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Small states and competing connectivity strategies: what explains Bangladesh’s success in relations with Asia’s major powers? 小国和相互竞争的互联互通战略：孟加拉国在与亚洲大国关系中取得成功的原因是什么？

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-05-06 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1908410

Johannes Plagemann

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引用次数: 5

China’s rise, Guanxi, and primary institutions 中国的崛起、关系和主要制度

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-05-05 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1917645

Ye Xue

引用次数: 0

Regional economic integration on China’s Inland periphery: the Jilin-Northeast Asia Case 中国内陆边缘的区域经济一体化:以吉林-东北亚为例

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Pacific Review Pub Date : 2021-04-06 DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2021.1903534

See-won Byun

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引用次数: 1