The strategic rivalry between the United States and China has heightened since the COVID
pandemic. Secondary states are facing increasing difficulties in maintaining …

Why and how do weak states challenge the status quo? This article builds on analyses of
hierarchy in International Relations to develop a more comprehensive and inclusive …

The shifting balance of power and the growing strategic competition between China and the
United States have accelerated the order transition in the international system. The nature …

The world is changing, and the liberal international order (LIO) is at stake. Scholars and
pundits hold different views on whether and how an order transition will take place. We …

What are intentions and how should states decipher them? For scholars, the debate about
uncertainty and intentions lies at the heart of international relations. And yet there are …

International institutions are increasingly under attack from their member states, who embark
on varying and sometimes escalating modes of contestation. At the same time, states' …

The Indo-Pacific region has become a central focus of great power competition. Not
surprisingly, a rising China seeks to play an important, if not a leading role in the …

Whether and how China's rise renders it a threat has been an enduring study. Such
literature may be categorised into four traditions: rationalist, structuralist, culturalist, and …

What happens when a state is dissatisfied with its status quo or perceives its decline on the
international stage? What variables determine the nature, degree and extent of a country's …

This paper examines how the Quad countries, Australia, India, Japan, and the United States,
have countervailed China's Belt and Road Initiative in the Indo‐Pacific through various …