...-centered interdependence based on the China–South Korea case since 1992. Although trade may inhibit conflict in line with liberal expectations, its coercive potential limits its pacifying effects. When disputes arise, asymmetric interdependence generates strategic leverage and vulnerability, and amplifies...

... of civilians. Pakistan India conflict economic crisis political institutions © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 SAMEER LALWANI Pakistan in 2019 Navigating Major Power Relations amid Economic Crisis ABSTRACT Relatively prudent foreign policy maneuvers stole the headlines...

... it was a few decades back. The gap in performance between India and Pakistan in vital areas of national life has greatly widened. © 2019 by The Regents of the University of California 2019 security rivalry deterrence conflict alliances India Pakistan NASREEN AKHTAR AND INAMULLAH JAN The Rise...

...: democratic reform, service provision, conflict, FATA, Pakistan INTRODUCTION It is a common understanding that the people of the former Federally Admin- istrated Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan have long been deprived of their basic civil rights and have desired political reforms to improve their lives. One...

...Mikael Weissmann Using a conflict transformation framework, this article demonstrates that positive transformations have taken place in the South China Sea between 1991 and 2007. Even though these transformations have been weakened in recent years, particularly regarding the actor aspect...

... as they engage with the conflict-centered political discourse of the state. © 2014 by the Regents of the University of California 2014 Scheduled Castes Jammu and Kashmir conflict marginalization resistance MOHITA BHATIA Dalits in Jammu and Kashmir Resistance and Collaboration in a Conflict...

...David Scott In the South China Sea dispute, some Track-2 settings, along with Track-1 efforts by ASEAN and China, have facilitated some conflict “management.” But they have not brought about conflict “resolution” of the basic sovereignty and control issues. Conflict “irresolution” has ensued...

...Matthew J. Walton The effects of the 1947 Panglong Agreement on Burma's ethnic minority groups can still be seen today in calls for a return to the spirit of Panglong, but there are conflicting versions of this event and its legacy. In order to grasp the prospects for ethnic unity in Burma...