South-East Asia

China's 'Natural Return' to the Center - Beijing's Perspective on Strategic Competition, Drivers, and Alternative Models for World Order

Stumbaum, May-Britt U., and Sharon De Cet. China's 'Natural Return' to the Center - Beijing's Perspective on Strategic Competition, Drivers, and Alternative Models for World Order In Connections: The Quarterly Journal. Vol. 23., 2024.
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How Networks of Social Cooperation Scale into Civilizations

Root, Hilton L.. "How Networks of Social Cooperation Scale into Civilizations." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 20, no. 3 (2021): 5-29.

Introduction

For decades, the socioeconomic models that tested cooperation predicted that it would only endure in groups that developed social norms of commitment, trust, and reciprocity.[1] But as Mathew Jackson noted, and what still holds, those predictions invariably have drawn from models that address small groups of agents and ignore questions of how communities build networks into historical regimes with the capacity to create bonds extending beyond kinship and lineage.

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Chains, Continuums, and Virtuous Cycles: Parsing Taiwan’s Strategic Narratives and Soft Power Leadership in the Indo-Pacific

Chiao, Yuan-Ming. "Chains, Continuums, and Virtuous Cycles: Parsing Taiwan’s Strategic Narratives and Soft Power Leadership in the Indo-Pacific." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 21, no. 1 (2022): 89-103.

 

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Leadership Theories and Defense Reform in the People’s Republic of China

Hugyik, Andras. "Leadership Theories and Defense Reform in the People’s Republic of China." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 21, no. 1 (2022): 25-44.

 

Reform of Socialism in the People’s Republic of China

China’s Conception of Socialism

Chinese-style socialism is based on Marxist ideology but recognizes the prominent role of continuous technological development and innovation.

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