The International Spectator, Volume 55, Issue 1 (2020)

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The International Spectator, Volume 55, Issue 1 (2020)

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Buck-passing, Chain-ganging and Alliances in the Multipolar Indo-Asia-Pacific
Mason Richey
Pages: 1-17
Published online: 03 Feb 2020
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Alignment Cooperation and Regional Security Architecture in the Indo-Pacific
Elena Atanassova-Cornelis
Pages: 18-33
Published online: 10 Feb 2020
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Competing Visions of Japan’s International Engagement: Japan First vs Global Japan
Michito Tsuruoka
Pages: 34-47
Published online: 11 Mar 2020
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The Dilemma of Nuclear Disarmament: The Case of North Korea
Jina Kim
Pages: 48-61
Published online: 11 Mar 2020
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Alliance Forging or Partnership Building? China’s Policy in the Asia-Pacific under the Xi Administration
Zhong Zhenming & Yang Yanqi
Pages: 62-77
Published online: 14 Feb 2020
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Rising to the Challenge: Europe’s Security Policy in East Asia amid US-China Rivalry
Nicola Casarini
Pages: 78-92
Published online: 05 Feb 2020
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Linking Public Opinion and Foreign Policy in Russia
Anna Efimova & Denis Strebkov
Pages: 93-111
Published online: 05 Feb 2020
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Manufacturing the Jihad in Europe: The Islamic State’s Strategy
John Turner
Pages: 112-125
Published online: 11 Mar 2020
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Fluctuating Saudi and Emirati Alignment Behaviours in the Horn of Africa
Federico Donelli & Giuseppe Dentice
Pages: 126-142
Published online: 03 Feb 2020
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Book Review

Book Review
What Is East Asia?
A history of East Asia : from the origins of civilization to the twenty-first century / Charles Holcombe. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017. - xxiv, 470 p. : ill. - ISBN 978-1-107-11873-7 ; 978-1-107-54489-5 (pbk) ; 978-1-108-11050-1 (ebk)
Noemi Lanna
Pages: 143-144
Published online: 31 Jan 2020
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The ‘Nodes’ of South-East Asia’s History
'A short history of South-East Asia' '/ [edited by] Peter Church]' - 6th ed. - Singapore: John Wiley & Sons, c2017. - xviii, 252 p.: ill. - ISBN 978-1-119-06249-3; 978-1-119-06248-6 (ebk)
Giuseppe Gabusi
Pages: 145-147
Published online: 03 Feb 2020
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How to Approach North Korea, 15 Years Later
Nuclear North Korea: a debate on engagement strategies / Victor D. Cha and David C. Kang. - Rev. and updated ed. - New York: Columbia University Press, 2018. - xviii, 298 p.: ill. - (Contemporary Asia in the world). - ISBN 978-0-231-18922-4; 978-0-231-18923-1 (pbk); 978-0-231-54824-3 (ebk)
Antonio Fiori
Pages: 148-150
Published online: 03 Feb 2020
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South Korea’s Foreign Policy and Its Tensions
South Korea at the crossroads: autonomy and alliance in an era of rival powers / Scott A. Snyder. - New York: Columbia University Press, 2018. - xiv, 355 p.: ill. - ISBN 978-0-231-18548-6; 978-0-231-54618-8 (ebk)
Marco Milani'Marco Milani'
Pages: 151-153
Published online: 03 Feb 2020
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Japan’s Malaise, and Its Cure: Notes for the West
Peak Japan : the end of great ambitions / Brad Glosserman. - Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2019. - viii, 263 p. - ISBN 978-1-62616-668-4 ; 978-1-62616-669-1 (pbk) ; 978-1-62616-670-7 (ebk)
Giulio Pugliese@PugliesAsia
Pages: 154-156
Published online: 03 Feb 2020
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India’s Changing Global Role
Our time has come : how India is making its place in the world / Alyssa Ayres. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2018. - xiii, 341 p. : ill. - ISBN 978-0-19-049452-0
Stefania Benaglia
Pages: 157-159
Published online: 31 Jan 2020
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