Zenel Garcia
Biographic Data
| ID | 4064445 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zenel Garcia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zenel |
| FAMILY NAME | Garcia |
| SIGNATURE | GARCIA Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4794-9200 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Technopolitics of China’s Yarlung Tsangpo Dam Project and the Paradox of Hydropower
The Technopolitics of State and Region-Building
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received considerable attention since it was announced in 2013. However, its role in state and region-building remains understudied. Using a discursive and technopolitical lens, this study traces how Chinese domestic discourses about security and development generate domestic state-building initiatives, consequently producing region-building projects. Additionally, it assesses how region-building projects ar…
What American Policymakers Misunderstand about the Belt and Road Initiative
American accounts of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) contend that it is a coherent grand strategy that reflects Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions. These accounts ignore the BRI’s fragmented nature, whereby Chinese provinces have been pivotal actors in its development and implementation. Furthermore, these accounts disregard the agency of participant countries and their capacity to shape the BRI. This article illustrates this fragmentation and a…
The impact of Chinese history on perceptions of the Law of the Sea in the South China Sea
The South China Sea (SCS) disputes reveal the centrality of maritime spaces for the political, economic and social life of East and Southeast Asia. It also exposes the tension between states’ actions and the currently accepted interpretation of the Law of the Sea (LoS). Focusing on China, we explore this tension by tracing historic Chinese understandings of maritime space and what constitutes ‘China’ as well as how the ‘Century of National Humili…
Sino-Russian Relations and the War in Ukraine
Claims that China has taken “Russia’s side” in the Ukrainian War oversimplify Sino-Russian relations. We contend Sino-Russian relations are a narrow partnership centered on accelerating the emergence of a multipolar order to reduce American hegemony and illustrate this point by tracing the discursive and empirical foundations of the relationship using primary and secondary materials. Furthermore, we highlight how the war has created challenges an…
China's Western Frontier and Eurasia
China has emerged as a dominant power in Eurasian affairs that not only exercises significant political and economic power, but increasingly, ideational power too. Since the founding of the People’s Republic, Chinese Communist Party leaders have sought to increase state capacity and exercise more effective control over their western frontier through a series of state-building initiatives. Although these initiatives have always incorporated an int…
Power Politics and Securitization
China's ascent has led to its securitization by its neighbouring states, particularly given its precarious maritime claims in the highly strategic Indo-Pacific basin. Such a development in the region has allowed India and Japan to forge closer strategic partnerships in Southeast Asia. This article utilizes securitization theory to analyse the emerging Indo–Japanese nexus, wherein Japan's increasing desecuritization and India's non-securitization …
Strategic stability in the twenty-first century
Strategic stability has been a core pillar of nuclear-armed states since the Cold War. Despite remaining an explicit policy preference, challenges posed by the second nuclear age make it increasingly difficult for states to establish and maintain strategic stability. These challenges are based on the growing number of nuclear-armed actors and these states' different motivations and capabilities. Additionally, new conventional weapons systems have…
Resistance and Assimilation
China’s resurgence as an economic power has brought it increased interconnectivity to international global markets, and with it, increased exposure to transnational crimes. The rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the resulting increase in religious-inspired terrorist attacks have been of particular concern for the Chinese leadership. This paper aims to highlight the processes of resistance and assimilation of China’s two largest Muslim minorities,…
Power Cycles and Security Complexes
In recent decades East Asia has become the center of global economic dynamism. Despite this, the region is home to a significant number of unresolved territorial disputes that threaten to undermine peace and stability. This article aims to synthesize the concepts of role‐power gaps from Power Cycle Theory (PCT) and patterns of amity and enmity from Regional Security Complex Theory in an effort to increase their respective ability to determine the…
China's Western Frontier and Eurasia
China has emerged as a dominant power in Eurasian affairs that not only exercises significant political and economic power, but increasingly, ideational power too. Since the founding of the People’s Republic, Chinese Communist Party leaders have sought to increase state capacity and exercise more effective control over their western frontier through a series of state-building initiatives. Although these initiatives have always incorporated an int…
Resistance and Assimilation
China’s resurgence as an economic power has brought it increased interconnectivity to international global markets, and with it, increased exposure to transnational crimes. The rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the resulting increase in religious-inspired terrorist attacks have been of particular concern for the Chinese leadership. This paper aims to highlight the processes of resistance and assimilation of China’s two largest Muslim minorities,…
Resistance and Assimilation
China’s resurgence as an economic power has brought it increased interconnectivity to international global markets, and with it, increased exposure to transnational crimes. The rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the resulting increase in religious-inspired terrorist attacks have been of particular concern for the Chinese leadership. This paper aims to highlight the processes of resistance and assimilation of China’s two largest Muslim minorities,…
Power Cycles and Security Complexes
In recent decades East Asia has become the center of global economic dynamism. Despite this, the region is home to a significant number of unresolved territorial disputes that threaten to undermine peace and stability. This article aims to synthesize the concepts of role‐power gaps from Power Cycle Theory (PCT) and patterns of amity and enmity from Regional Security Complex Theory in an effort to increase their respective ability to determine the…
Power Politics and Securitization
China's ascent has led to its securitization by its neighbouring states, particularly given its precarious maritime claims in the highly strategic Indo-Pacific basin. Such a development in the region has allowed India and Japan to forge closer strategic partnerships in Southeast Asia. This article utilizes securitization theory to analyse the emerging Indo–Japanese nexus, wherein Japan's increasing desecuritization and India's non-securitization …
Strategic stability in the twenty-first century
Strategic stability has been a core pillar of nuclear-armed states since the Cold War. Despite remaining an explicit policy preference, challenges posed by the second nuclear age make it increasingly difficult for states to establish and maintain strategic stability. These challenges are based on the growing number of nuclear-armed actors and these states' different motivations and capabilities. Additionally, new conventional weapons systems have…
China's Western Frontier and Eurasia
China has emerged as a dominant power in Eurasian affairs that not only exercises significant political and economic power, but increasingly, ideational power too. Since the founding of the People’s Republic, Chinese Communist Party leaders have sought to increase state capacity and exercise more effective control over their western frontier through a series of state-building initiatives. Although these initiatives have always incorporated an int…
Sino-Russian Relations and the War in Ukraine
Claims that China has taken “Russia’s side” in the Ukrainian War oversimplify Sino-Russian relations. We contend Sino-Russian relations are a narrow partnership centered on accelerating the emergence of a multipolar order to reduce American hegemony and illustrate this point by tracing the discursive and empirical foundations of the relationship using primary and secondary materials. Furthermore, we highlight how the war has created challenges an…
The impact of Chinese history on perceptions of the Law of the Sea in the South China Sea
The South China Sea (SCS) disputes reveal the centrality of maritime spaces for the political, economic and social life of East and Southeast Asia. It also exposes the tension between states’ actions and the currently accepted interpretation of the Law of the Sea (LoS). Focusing on China, we explore this tension by tracing historic Chinese understandings of maritime space and what constitutes ‘China’ as well as how the ‘Century of National Humili…
What American Policymakers Misunderstand about the Belt and Road Initiative
American accounts of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) contend that it is a coherent grand strategy that reflects Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions. These accounts ignore the BRI’s fragmented nature, whereby Chinese provinces have been pivotal actors in its development and implementation. Furthermore, these accounts disregard the agency of participant countries and their capacity to shape the BRI. This article illustrates this fragmentation and a…
The Technopolitics of China’s Yarlung Tsangpo Dam Project and the Paradox of Hydropower
The Technopolitics of State and Region-Building
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received considerable attention since it was announced in 2013. However, its role in state and region-building remains understudied. Using a discursive and technopolitical lens, this study traces how Chinese domestic discourses about security and development generate domestic state-building initiatives, consequently producing region-building projects. Additionally, it assesses how region-building projects ar…
Political science (8 works) · China (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Economy (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)