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China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong

Conflict and Cooperation in Light of Securitization Theory

By: Sebastian Biba

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China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong

Conflict and Cooperation in Light of Securitization Theory

By: Sebastian Biba

China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong explores the intricate processes of conflict and cooperation over the use of water resources in the Mekong river basin between upstream China and the downstream countries of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The book tackles two gaps in the empirical literature: first, the neglect of international hydro-politics as one specific and increasingly important issue area of China’s foreign policy behavior, especially its neighborhood diplomacy; and second, the disregard of China’s role in Mekong River politics. In particular, this book scrutinizes the ‘spring 2010 Mekong crisis’ and the events surrounding it which led to a series of complex multi-level, security-related interactions among various state and non-state actors in the region, with China at the center. Analyzing this crisis, the book not only employs securitization theory as its theoretical framework and adds a couple of innovations to this theory, but also gives a detailed account of China’s hydro-political behavior in one specific and particularly revealing case study. Moreover, the book embeds China’s Mekong hydro-politics in the bigger picture of its (sub-)regional international affairs, as the former does not take place in a vacuum, but rather is a part of China’s overall foreign relations with its neighbors. The book acknowledges this link and provides new insights into the role of hydro-politics and its relationship vis-à-vis other issue areas of China’s foreign policy.

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Routledge

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1351372815

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9781351372817

Musical Extrapolations

Creative Processes Involved While Music is Being Listened to and Composed

By: Sebastian Schmidt

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Musical Extrapolations

Creative Processes Involved While Music is Being Listened to and Composed

By: Sebastian Schmidt

The present book proposes a systematic understanding about the conditions, mechanisms, influences, and processes evolving into a creative behavior in music, based on interdisciplinary perspectives of the cognitive sciences, In his research study, Sebastian Schmidt focuses on so-called musical extrapolations’ processes which bring the elusive quality of music into mental existence by creating extrapolations about possible future occurring events, their musical meanings, and the interrelations of their meanings. These processes, involved while music is being listened to and composed, are defined as the result of implicit and explicit problem-solving processes which are guided in tangible ways by factors of intrinsic activities and motivation, pre-disposed and experience-based structures, and environmental pressure.

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Springer

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3658111259

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9783658111250

China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong

Conflict and Cooperation in Light of Securitization Theory

By: Sebastian Biba

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Conflict and Cooperation in Light of Securitization Theory

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Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition

Coping with an Unstable Triangle

By: Sebastian Biba,Reinhard Wolf

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Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition

Coping with an Unstable Triangle

By: Sebastian Biba,Reinhard Wolf

This book investigates how Europe should position itself in an era of growing Chinese-American rivalry. The volume explores the contemporary relationship and ongoing dynamics between three of the most powerful players in today's international relations - the USA, China and Europe. It claims that the intensifying antagonism between Washington and Beijing requires a paradigm shift in European strategic thinking, and takes a trilateral perspective in analysing key issue areas, such as trade, technology, investment, climate change, the BRI, sub-national contacts, maritime security and nuclear non-proliferation. Using this analysis, the work seeks to offer original policy recommendations that respond to a number of dilemmas Europe can no longer avoid, including the trade-off between European interests and values in a harsher global environment, the question of whether Europe should align with one of the two superpowers, Europe's military dependence on a US pivoting to the Asia-Pacific, and possible trade-offs between global and regional governance efforts. The key finding is that Europe must follow a much more pragmatic and independent approach to its foreign and security affairs. This book will be of much interest to students of EU policy, foreign policy, Chinese politics, US politics and IR in general"--

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1003007740

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Of Matchsticks and Honeybees

By: Sebastian Schug

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Of Matchsticks and Honeybees

By: Sebastian Schug

You know what they say about good times, don't you?" Yeah, good times never last. But that doesn't necessarily mean that any of us can't learn from them. Or in this case, me, myself and I. Here's to those that didn't quite make the cut; though more importantly, here's to saying what was duly needed to be said.

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Lulu.com

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1678104051

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9781678104054

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China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong

China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong

Musical Extrapolations

Musical Extrapolations

China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong

China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong

Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition

Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition

Of Matchsticks and Honeybees

Of Matchsticks and Honeybees

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