The Essence of Hedging: Malaysia and Singapore´ s Response to a Rising China

Kuik, Cheng-Chwee

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“…56 In other words, the objective of hedging, as described by Cheng-Chwee is to "offset risks by pursuing multiple policy options that are intended to produce mutually counteracting effects, under the situation of highuncertainties and high-stakes." 57 Hedging policy can also be seen in military without a declared adversary and increasing participation in loose bilateral and multilateral cooperation. 58 Thus in policy practice, indirect balancing and hedging can hardly be distinguished.…”

Section: Coast Guardmentioning

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“…59 Due to its broad definition, a hedging strategy might create a conceptual ambiguity in understanding recent Southeast Asian states' behaviour towards China. Thus, by taking the recent defence policy initiated by many Southeast Asian countries as a hedging strategy only reduces the significance policy changes made by Southeast Asian states in responding to an increasingly assertive China.…”

Section: Coast Guardmentioning

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Waiting for Hard Balancing?

Karim

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2016

Eur J East Asian Stud

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Waiting for Hard Balancing?

Karim

Chairil²

2016

Eur J East Asian Stud

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“…19 Given the wisdom of such a hedging approach in general, what might be the components of such an approach specifically for Indonesia on the South China Sea? 15 Cheng-Chwee (2008). The delicate equilibrium approach is made up of four components: engagement; enmeshment; traditional balancing and soft balancing.…”

Section: Delicate Equilibrium: Indonesia's Approach To the South Chinmentioning

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“…Cheng-Chwee (2008). For his definition, the author refers to such previous works asMunn et al (1991).42 Ibid.…”

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Power Politics in Asia’s Contested Waters

Fels¹,

Vu²

2016

Global Power Shift

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More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10201Ample empirical evidence points to recent power shifts in multiple areas of international relations taking place between industrialized countries and emerging powers, as well as between states and non-state actors. However, there is a dearth of theoretical interpretation and synthesis of these findings, and a growing need for coherent approaches to understand and measure the transformation. The central issues to be addressed include theoretical questions and empirical puzzles: How can studies of global power shift and the rise of 'emerging powers' benefit from existing theories, and which alternative aspects and theoretical approaches might be suitable? How can the meanings, perceptions, dynamics, and consequences of global power shift be determined and assessed? This edited series will include highly innovative research on these topics. It aims to bring together scholars from all major world regions as well as different disciplines, including political science, economics and human geography. The overall aim is to discuss and possibly blend their different approaches and provide new frameworks for understanding global affairs and the governance of global power shifts.

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“…Other scholars have labelled the entire spectrum between balancing and bandwagoning as hedging, with different policy responses encompassing political, economic and security features occurring within this definition (Medeiros 2005/06;Cheng-Chwee 2008). In this way, hedging aims to 'offset risks by pursuing multiple policy options that are intended to produce mutually counteracting effects, under the situation of high-uncertainties and high-stakes' (Cheng-Chwee 2008: 163).…”

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