Power Politics in Asia’s Contested Waters

Enrico Fels is a research fellow and lecturer at the Center for Global Studies (CGS), University of Bonn. He holds a Bachelors degree from Ruhr-University Bochum in Political Science, Economics and Sociology and has a Masters degree from the Australian National University in Strategic Studies, where he also was a T.B. Millar Scholar in Strategic and Defence Studies. Enrico received his PhD from Bonn University. He is regularly presenting at international conferences, publishes his research in books and articles and is frequently invited to give lectures. Enrico leads the CGS research group on “Security and Diplomacy” and is co-editor to the book Power in the 21st Century. International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World (Springer, 2012). His research interests and expertise include traditional and non-traditional security issues, international political economics as well as the strategic and geoeconomic consequences of an emerging Asia to Europe and the United States.Truong-Minh VU is Director of the Center for International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City (SCIS). He is currently also a lecturer at the Faculty of International Relations, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City. He holds a PhD from the University of Bonn, has published articles in numerous academic and policy journals (including The National Interest, Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, Global Asia, East Asia Policy, E-International Relations, ASIEN) and is regularly invited to deliver lectures.

• Part I: High Waves in the South China Sea.- Part II: China Rising.- Part III: Southeast Asia's Responses.- Part IV: Important Non-Claimant Actors.- Part V: The Way Forward.- Appendix.