Role conceptions and alliances: explaining U.S. Asia-Pacific allies' policy alignment with the United States over the South China Sea

• Main Author: Wang, Shuqi
• Other Authors: Kei Koga
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173432
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Despite having close military ties with the United States (U.S.) and presumed accommodation of its policies, U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific region have responded differently to the competing issues between the United States and China. Why are some allies more likely to align with the United States...