Is the process of state building a unilateral, national venture, or is it something more collaborative, taking place in the interstices between adjoining countr

With a range of case studies from every continent, the contributors to this book analyze the challenges that arise for states living with much larger neighbors,

America's longest wars have been 'small wars'. This book explains how power differences shape - but don't determine - international relationships.

Presents asymmetry theory, a different paradigm for the study of international relations, derived from China's relationships with its neighbors and the world. T

The value of asymmetry theory is demonstrated in the dynamics of the Sino-Vietnamese relationship.