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Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions BY ZONGYUAN zoE Liu. Belknap Press, 2023,288 pp. Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its [...]

The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan EDITED BY MATT POTTINGER. Hoover Institution Press, 2024, 288 pp. Pottinger, a former senior aide in the Trump administration, convenes an impressive [...]

Qaum, Mulk, Sultanat: Citizenship and National Belonging in Pakistan BY ALI USMAN QASMI. Stanford University Press, 2023, 444 pp. Subcontinent Adrift: Strategic Futures of South Asia BY FEROZ HASSAN KHAN. [...]

Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s BY JULIAN GEWIRTZ. Harvard University Press, 2022, 432 pp. On a visit to China in the summer of 1988, [...]

India Before Modi: How the BJP Came to Power BY VINAY SITAPATI. Hurst, 2021, 400 pp. Since the 1920s, Hindu nationalists in India have labored to create a political arm [...]

John Mearsheimer is right to look at the fundamentals of demographics, geography, and the structure of the international system to assess the threat China poses to U.S. interests. In his [...]

China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia BY DANIEL S. MARKEY. Oxford University Press, 2020, 336 pp. Protecting China's Interests Overseas: Securitization and Foreign Policy BY ANDREA [...]

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country BY PATRICIA EVANGELISTA. Random House, 2023, 448 pp. Evangelista has written an intense, emotional lamentation for the thousands of [...]

An Ecological History of Modern China BY STEVAN HARRELL. University of Washington Press, 2023, 582 pp. This intellectually adventurous, wide-ranging, and boldly integrative study examines the ecological impact of China's [...]

No Limits: The Inside Story of China's War With the West BY ANDREW SMALL. Melville House, 2022, 288 pp. When and why did China's relations with the West go off [...]

The Bhutto Dynasty: The Struggle for Power in Pakistan BY OWEN BENNETT-JONES. Yale University Press, 2020, 320 pp. The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan BY TOBIAS S. HARRIS. [...]

Super Continent: The Logic of Eurasian Integration BY KENT E. CALDER. Stanford University Press, 2019, 344 pp. This book is the definitive statement of Calder's longstanding thesis that technological and [...]

The article provides summaries of several recent books on various topics related to Asia and the Pacific. "The Boiling Moat" discusses strategies to defend Taiwan from a potential Chinese invasion or blockade, emphasizing the importance of Taiwanese public support and international cooperation. "Power Shifts in International Organizations" examines China's influence within the United Nations, highlighting its efforts to advance certain norms and protect its national sovereignty. "Vietnam: Navigating a Rapidly Changing Economy, Society, and Political Order" explores Vietnam's unique approach to economic reform and its evolving relationship with the United States. "Base Towns" analyzes the factors that contribute to protests against U.S. military bases in South Korea and Japan. Finally, "Divided Isles" examines the complex factors that led to the Solomon Islands' switch in recognition from Taiwan to China, including domestic politics and regional dynamics. [Extracted from the article]

Deadly Decision in Beijing: Succession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre BY YANG su. Cambridge University Press, 2023, 330 pp. Surejects the conventional view--based partly on The Tiananmen [...]

Ideology and Organization in Communist China BY FRANZ SCHURMANN. University of California Press, 1966, 642 pp. Asian Power and Politics: The Cultural Dimensions of Authority BY LUCIAN W. PYE WITH [...]

Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia BY CLIVE HAMILTON. Hardie Grant, 2018, 376 pp. The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State BY ELIZABETH C. ECONOMY. Oxford University [...]

Rising China's Influence in Developing Asia EDITED BY EVELYN GOH. Oxford University Press, 2016, 304 pp. Even as China's power increases, the country does not always get what it wants [...]

Line of Advantage: Japan's Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzo BY MICHAEL J. GREEN. Columbia University Press, 2022, 328 pp. Green knows Japanese foreign policy like few others. [...]

The article "Institutional Roots of India's Security Policy" in Foreign Affairs, edited by Milan Vaishnav, highlights capacity gaps in India's security institutions, including understaffing, weak personnel management, and inefficient procurement processes. The navy lacks dominance in the Indian Ocean with only two aircraft carriers, while the air force relies on a mix of foreign aircraft. Mutual distrust hampers cooperation between intelligence agencies, and human rights abuses are reported in various security units. Despite aspirations to be a global power, India struggles with security challenges from China, Pakistan, and internal conflicts. [Extracted from the article]