Goldstein Comments on China’s Influence in the Indo-Pacific
Erik Goldstein, Professor of International Relations and History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was interviewed by La Razón on China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Goldstein was asked to comment on whether China a serious threat to the security and stability in the Indo Pacific ocean, China’s allies in the region, as well as China’s growing military and how it will have a destabilizing effect in the region.
A translated excerpt:
Which may be the new and stronger allies of Beijing in the Indo Pacific region?
China seems to be trying to follow this policy without any major allies. It may be able to acquire smaller allies through financial support. No regional states are comfortable with China’s current assertive foreign policy.
Goldstein’s full analysis can be read online. Please note that the La Razón publication is in Spanish.
Erik Goldstein’s research interests include diplomacy, formulation of national diplomatic strategies, the origins and resolution of armed conflict, and negotiation. He is the author of Winning the Peace: British Diplomatic Strategy, Peace Planning, and the Paris Peace Conference, 1916-1920 (1991); Wars and Peace Treaties (1992); and The First World War’s Peace Settlements: International Relations, 1918 – 1925 (2002, Italian translation, 2004). To learn more about Erik, read his faculty profile.