In this Issue

Table of Contents

Roundtable

Interests, Initiatives, and Influence: Geopolitics in the Mekong Subregion

Introduction

Sarah Teo
pp. 2-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0019
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The United States and China in the Mekong: A Zero-Sum Game or a New Race to the Top?

Brian Eyler
pp. 7-13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0020
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Regionalization or Internationalization? Different Types of Water Multilateralism by China and the United States in the Mekong Subregion

Zhang Li
pp. 14-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0021
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Words Can Speak Louder Than Actions: Examining China's Discourse Approach in Mekong Governance

Xue Gong
pp. 21-27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0022
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The Emerging Power Play in the Mekong Subregion: A Japanese Perspective

Kei Koga
pp. 28-34
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0023
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The Future Direction of Republic of Korea and Mekong Cooperation in a Climate of U.S.-China Competition

Sungil Kwak
pp. 35-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0024
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Mekong-Ganga Cooperation: Interests, Initiatives, and Influence

Swaran Singh
pp. 43-49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0025
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Thailand and Regional Connectivity Development in the Mekong

Narut Charoensri
pp. 50-56
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0026
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The Mekong Subregional Cooperation Framework: A Geopolitical Dilemma and the Ways Forward

Charadine Pich
pp. 57-62
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0027
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ASEAN and the Mekong: A Functional Approach

Le Dinh Tinh
pp. 63-68
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0028
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Essay Series

A U.S.-Japan Partnership for a New Era

The United States, Japan, and Taiwan: What Has Russia's Aggression Changed?

Sheila A. Smith
pp. 69-97
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0029
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Articles

The Japan Differential? China's Policy toward Japan during the Trump Era

Yinan He
pp. 99-123
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0030
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Japan's Human Rights Diplomacy: A Convergence of Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Interests

Ryan Ashley, Elliot Silverberg
pp. 125-154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0031
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Book Review Roundtable

Andrea Ghiselli's Protecting China’s Interests Overseas: Securitization and Foreign Policy

Where Will the People's Liberation Army Go Next?

Joel Wuthnow
pp. 156-159
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0032
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Protecting Chinese Interests Abroad or Planning for PRC Primacy?

Andrew Scobell
pp. 160-162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0033
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Interests above Influence: China's Security Presence in the Middle East–North Africa Region

Jonathan Fulton
pp. 163-166
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0034
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Risk Management in China's "Going Out"

Zongyuan Zoe Liu
pp. 167-170
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0035
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Author's Response: Covid-19, Great-Power Competition, and the Future of China's Approach to the Protection of Its Interests Overseas

Andrea Ghiselli
pp. 171-174
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/asp.2022.0036
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