This paper considers the implications of the shift of trade rule-making and liberalization from the World Trade …

-border regional integration in Northeast Asia. Founded officially in 1995 with the support of UNDP, it was given a major boost in 2005 …

Why is Asia lagging behind other regions in creating regional judicial institutions? What lessons from the operation of … judicial institutions elsewhere have also rarely been used to resolve inter-state disputes. The most valuable lesson for Asia …

This paper argues that the collective action in Asia by its regional organizations has historically suffered from a … in the context of Asia as a whole) have lacked the necessary resources. The result has been that while the ASEAN … institutions remain weakly institutionalized and attract criticism as "talk-shops", they have helped to ensure that Asia does not …

regional institution building in East Asia based on the concept of common security. By pointing out the gap between the violent … and regional cooperation in Asia have constrained a power struggle from spiraling out of control, while open regionalism …

This paper argues that the collective action in Asia by its regional organizations has historically suffered from a …