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China's Maritime Strategic Agenda, Christopher Rahman
China's Maritime Strategic Agenda, Christopher Rahman
Chris Rahman
Just what’s China up to at sea? To casual observers, including a burgeoning legion of journalists, commentators and bloggers, China seems set on a path to becoming a major force on the world’s oceans, developing bluewater naval power with which to protect the Chinese state’s expanding economic ties to far-flung corners of the world and project political and even strategic influence. Such observers rightly note the rapid growth in China’s international seaborne trade, its shipping and shipbuilding sectors, and its marine economy and maritime interests in general. China’s naval developments over the past decade have been widely commented on, especially …
Ballistic Missiles In China's Anti-Taiwan Blockade Strategy, Christopher Rahman
Ballistic Missiles In China's Anti-Taiwan Blockade Strategy, Christopher Rahman
Chris Rahman
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Pushing The Limits: International Land Acquisitions In Comparative Perspective, Ariane Goetz
Pushing The Limits: International Land Acquisitions In Comparative Perspective, Ariane Goetz
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The role of investor countries in large-scale land acquisitions is poorly understood in the contemporary “land grab” literature. Orthodox explanations largely build on deductive analyses that deviate from the emerging empirical evidence, and/or face analytical difficulties when trying to capture why large-scale land acquisitions happen. This thesis investigates the global phenomenon of “land grabbing” from the comparative perspective of two major investor countries: the UK and China. The regional focus is on Sub-Saharan Africa, a major target of land-consuming investments since 2000.
The dissertation advances three arguments: Firstly, the specific details of the home country’s industrial set-up, development challenges, ideological …