Much has been written on hydropolitics, or on the interplays between transboundary water
resource issues and politics. This article builds on recent calls for more research on the role …

The legacy of the sub‐continent has led to a complex geopolitical rivalry in the Brahmaputra
River Basin, shared by China, India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. Each riparian state has a …

Water diplomacy is gaining increasing attention among both researchers and policy-makers.
The interest is understandable, given that the concept brings together themes such as …

The last decade has witnessed rapid progress in energy cooperation between the countries
of the BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) sub-region. Cooperation has been …

Trust-building, one of the key tools in diplomatic negotiations and peace processes, is an
essential way to promote cooperation over transboundary waters shared by several …

Climate change policies are prepared in a power-loaded environment, where different policy
actors interact to meet their personal or collective interests. This paper argues that the …

This article examines the recent changes in China's Mekong River policy and investigates
the contributing factors. In the past few years, China has shifted from an upstream …

Water diplomacy aims to shift water disputes from zero-sum games into positive-sum
cooperation models though actor-driven approaches. Small states are often viewed as …

Because water connects territories, its use involves collective action challenges and
opportunities. Yet that action is complicated by the multiple meanings of water to people …

This paper contributes to the critical hydropolitics literature by introducing the power–
interests–identity nexus framework and addresses how it shapes decisions and (re) actions …