WORLD POLITICS

CENTRAL ASIA: Current themes/articles, Sir Halford Mackinder, Geopolitics, & Policymaking in the 21st Century (Fettweis, 2000), World Conquest- The Heartland Theory of Halford J. Mackinder (Hee, 1998), The Clash of Civilizations (Huntington, Foreign Affairs, 1993)

SOUTH ASIA: CURRENT THEMES/ARTICLES; Pacific allies to enlist India, Shanahan (2007); Age of alliances, Raja Mohan (2007); India's expanding role in Asia adapting to rising power status, Curtis (2007); Making the most of India's soft power, Tharoor (2007); In the Information Age, India must remain the ‘land of the better story’’, Tharoor (2007); Perils of ultranationalism, Mohan (2007); India’s boundless ambitions, Bulard (2007); India emerging as Eastern or Western Power, Mahbubani (2006); Security: India loses its grip [in South Asia], Singh (2006)

ASIA-PACIFIC: China-India (2008), A Shared Vision for the 21st Century (2008); Asia's dangerous divide. Beijing and Washington are building new alliances throughout the continent, Caryl (2007); Design faults: the Asia Pacific’s regional architecture, Gyngell (2007); Center of world power shifting to Asia, Pearsey (2007); Who's afraid of the new Japan?, Cook/McKay, Asia Times (2006); Strategic hedging and the future of Asia-Pacific solidarity, Medeiros (2005/6)