CHONG JA IAN 莊嘉穎 - CWP ALUMNI FELLOW - 'BUYING OUT, CASHING IN: NON-LEADING STATES, AGGREGATED REACTIONS, AND THE PROBLEMS OF POWER TRANSITION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC'
Ja Ian Chong, National University of SingaporeMuch of the literature on power transition focuses on leading states in relative rise and decline and is relatively silent on non-leading actors such as regional powers, middle powers, and smaller regional states. Yet, if being a leading state implies possessing a network of allies…