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A New Cold War: US-China Relations in the 21st Century
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Why the relationship between the US and China matters
The argument of the book
The structure of the book
1 Decoding the Cold War
Introduction
The rationale for using and for not using the Cold War analogy
The Cold War and the New Cold War: similarities and differences
On the end of the Cold War
Not so clear-cut: the complexity of the Cold War
The Cold War and cold wars
Global, systemic, unwaged: abstracting the Cold War
Conclusion
2 Coopetition in International Relations and the New Cold War
Introduction
A realist perspective on coopetition
A neoliberal perspective on coopetition
An international order perspective on coopetition: the English School
An international order perspective on competition-cooperation: the economy-security conundrum
A review of the literature on US-China relations in the 21st century
Cooperation in US-China relations
Competition in US-China relations
Coopetition in US-China relations
A New Cold War? The debate
Conclusion
3 US and Chinese Grand Strategies
Introduction
The making of US grand strategy
The limits to US grand strategy
The making of Chinese grand strategy
The dilemmas of Chinese grand strategy
US-China relations from rapprochement to the end of the Cold War
The strategic oversight of China's rise: from the unipolar illusion to a post-US order
Conclusion
4 Between Competition and Restraint
Introduction
Economic interdependence between the US and China
Asymmetries of economic power in favour of China
Asymmetries of economic power in favour of the West
US efforts at decoupling from China
China's efforts at decoupling from the West
Conclusion
5 The Uneven Geostrategic Competition of the New Type of Cold War
Introduction
US containment of China: pivoting to Asia
US containment of China: the Quad and AUKUS
China's dominance
or constraint?
in the First Island Chain
China's blunt military power in the wider Indian Ocean
US-China relations in the MENA region: coexistence
Conclusion
6 Back to Bloc Politics?
Introduction
The aerostatic balloon incident and a fragile relationship: is cooperation possible?
'A historical blink of an eye': the war in Ukraine and the unended Cold War
A return to bloc politics? Small fortress West
A return to bloc politics? A fragmented, Sino-centric 'political East'
The obstacle to bloc politics: the non-binary postures of middle powers
Conflicting but 'porous' blocs amidst a security dilemma
Conclusion
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
References
Index