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China's Strategic Choices towards North Korea and Iran

01 Jan 2015-
About: The article was published on 2015-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 28 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: East Asia & China.

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01 Jan 2000
TL;DR: The seeker after the truth is not one who studies the writings of the ancients and, following his natural disposition, puts his trust in them, but rather, one who suspects his faith in them and questions what he gathers from them, the one who submits to argument and demonstration, and not to the sayings of a human being whose nature is fraught with all kinds of imperfection and deformation as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Therefore, the seeker after the truth is not one who studies the writings of the ancients and, following his natural disposition, puts his trust in them, but rather the one who suspects his faith in them and questions what he gathers from them, the one who submits to argument and demonstration, and not to the sayings of a human being whose nature is fraught with all kinds of imperfection and de‹ciency. Thus the duty of the man who investigates the writings of scientists, if learning the truth is his goal, is to make himself the enemy of all that he reads, and, applying his mind to the core and margins of its content, attack it from every side. He should also suspect himself as he performs his critical examination of it, so that he may avoid falling into either prejudice or leniency. (Ibn al-Haytham)1

512 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a certain category of books that occupy the front shelves of major bookshops for some p... and discuss the role of books in the evolution of the Internet.
Abstract: by Fareed Zakaria, New York, NY, W. W. Norton, 2008, 290 pp., US$13.95 (pbk), ISBN 978‐0‐393‐06235‐9 There is a certain category of books that occupy the front shelves of major bookshops for some p...

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01 Jan 1979

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"China's Strategic Choices towards N..." refers background in this paper

  • ...…States (Van Ness 1993; Callahan 2010; Garver 2006); (3) because the 151 international system forced it to balance out the United States hegemony (Waltz 1979); and (4) because instability in the regions and disruption of energy supply might persist if China does not offset U.S. hegemonic…...

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  • ...Therefore, states should not maximize power, but should, instead, strive for an “appropriate amount of power”(Waltz 1979, 40; J. Snyder 1993; Posen 1984)....

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  • ...They do so because the structure of the international system leaves them little choice for survival (Dunne and Schmidt 2011; Keohane 1986; Waltz 1979)....

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15 Feb 2005
TL;DR: In this paper, a text that emphasizes the importance of case studies in social science scholarship and shows how to make case study practices more rigorous is presented, with a focus on case studies.
Abstract: A text that emphasizes the importance of case studies in social science scholarship and shows how to make case study practices more rigorous.

6,260 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a simple theory of the power aspects of social relations is presented, focusing on the characteristics of the relationship as such, with little or no regard for particular features of the persons or groups engaged in such relations.
Abstract: Judging from the frequent occurrence of such words as power, influence, dominance and submission, status and authority, the importance of power is widely recognized, yet considerable confusion exists concerning these concepts. The process of cost reduction in power-dependence relations shows itself in many varied forms. Cost reduction is a process involving change in values which reduces the pains incurred in meeting the demands of a powerful other. The costs associated with alternatives must be included in any assessment of dependency. The chapter aims to construct a simple theory of the power aspects of social relations. It focuses on the characteristics of the relationship as such, with little or no regard for particular features of the persons or groups engaged in such relations. Social relations commonly entail ties of mutual dependence between the parties. The notion of reciprocity in power-dependency relations raises the question of equality or inequality of power in the relation.

5,786 citations


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  • ...Since the magnitude of China’s interests in both the United States and the noncompliant states determine China’s strategies (Emerson 1962, 31–41), it is necessary to define the concept of national interest and strategy....

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01 Oct 1999
TL;DR: Wendt as discussed by the authors describes four factors which can drive structural change from one culture to another - interdependence, common fate, homogenization, and self-restraint - and examines the effects of capitalism and democracy in the emergence of a Kantian culture in the West.
Abstract: Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international relations theory. He builds a cultural theory of international politics, which takes whether states view each other as enemies, rivals or friends as a fundamental determinant. Wendt characterises these roles as 'cultures of anarchy', described as Hobbesian, Lockean and Kantian respectively. These cultures are shared ideas which help shape state interests and capabilities, and generate tendencies in the international system. The book describes four factors which can drive structural change from one culture to another - interdependence, common fate, homogenization, and self-restraint - and examines the effects of capitalism and democracy in the emergence of a Kantian culture in the West.

4,573 citations


"China's Strategic Choices towards N..." refers background in this paper

  • ...Constructivists argue that China’s interests will be changed, developed, learned, and relearned through interactions between states in the international social system (Wendt 1995; Wendt 1999; Finnemore 1996, 5–11; Barnett 2004, 263)....

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  • ...94 much about the particular identities of those articulating it (Wendt 1999; Wendt 1995, 71–81; Wendt 1992; Katzenstein 1996, 33–75)....

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01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: Keohane as mentioned in this paper analyzes the institutions, or "international regimes", through which cooperation has taken place in the world political economy and describes the evolution of these regimes as American hegemony has eroded.
Abstract: This book is a comprehensive study of cooperation among the advanced capitalist countries. Can cooperation persist without the dominance of a single power, such as the United States after World War II? To answer this pressing question, Robert Keohane analyzes the institutions, or "international regimes," through which cooperation has taken place in the world political economy and describes the evolution of these regimes as American hegemony has eroded. Refuting the idea that the decline of hegemony makes cooperation impossible, he views international regimes not as weak substitutes for world government but as devices for facilitating decentralized cooperation among egoistic actors. In the preface the author addresses the issue of cooperation after the end of the Soviet empire and with the renewed dominance of the United States, in security matters, as well as recent scholarship on cooperation.

4,257 citations