17. Russia, China, and the Middle East
Roland Dannreuther
in International Relations of the Middle East (5th edn)
This chapter addresses the important relationships that are currently evolving between Russia, China, and the Middle East. Russia and China have emerged as increasingly powerful actors in ...
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17. China and the Tian’anmen Crisis of June 1989
Rosemary Foot
in Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (3rd edn)
This chapter examines the foreign policy consequences of the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 1989, and more specifically the Chinese government’s use of the Chinese People’s Liberation ...
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15. International and global security
John Baylis
in The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (7th edn)
This chapter examines whether international relations, especially in an era of increasing globalization, are likely to be as violent in the future as they have been in the past. It asks ...
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2. Realism
Charles L. Glaser
in Contemporary Security Studies (4th edn)
This chapter examines realism as a dominant explanation of why and how states have sought security. It first considers the basic features of realist theory, including its emphasis on the ...
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15. The USA, China, and rising Asia
Michael Cox
in US Foreign Policy (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the United States’ relations with China and other countries in Asia. It considers how a region wracked by insurgencies and wars for almost forty years was transformed ...
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22. The future of US foreign policy
Anatol Lieven
in US Foreign Policy (2nd edn)
This chapter examines possible futures for American foreign policy in terms of the interests and ideology of the U.S. elites (and to a lesser extent the population at large), the structures ...
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International Relations of the Middle East (4th edn)
Louise Fawcett
International Relations of the Middle East provides a balanced overview of international relations in the Middle East. Chapters combine a history of the region with analysis of ...
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25. East Asia
Doh Chull Shin and Rollin F. Tusalem
in Democratization (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the processes of democratization in East Asia over the past two decades. It first provides a historical background on transitions to democracy in the region before ...
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25. US decline or primacy? A debate
Christopher Layne, William Wohlforth, and Stephen G. Brooks
in US Foreign Policy (3rd edn)
This chapter presents two opposing views on the question of whether US power is in decline, and if so, what would be the best grand strategy that the United States need to pursue. According ...
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2. Realism
Charles L. Glaser
in Contemporary Security Studies (5th edn)
This chapter examines realism as a dominant explanation of why and how states have sought security. It first considers the basic features of realist theory, including its emphasis on the ...
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7. The Globalization of Production
Eric Thun
in Global Political Economy (5th edn)
This chapter examines how advances in transportation and technology allow a firm to divide up a global value chain — the sequence of activities that lead to the production of a particular ...
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23. East Asia
Doh Chull Shin and Rollin F. Tusalem
in Democratization
This chapter examines the processes of democratization in East Asia over the past two decades. It first provides a historical background on transitions to democracy in the region before ...
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International Relations and the European Union (3rd edn)
Christopher Hill, Michael Smith, and Sophie Vanhoonacker
International Relations and the European Union takes a unique approach by incorporating the study of the EU's world role into the wider field of international relations. The ...
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International Relations of the Middle East (5th edn)
Louise Fawcett (ed.)
International Relations of the Middle East provides a guide to the subject of international relations in this important region. It combines the analysis of the key themes, ...
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25. The Shifting Global Balance
John W. Young and John Kent
in International Relations Since 1945 (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the shift in global balance that began in the post-2007 economic crisis. For a considerable time before the 2008 crisis, the United States and most European states had ...
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4. The Cold War Intensifies: Containment Superseded, 1948–53
John W. Young and John Kent
in International Relations Since 1945 (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the intensification of the Cold War and the United States’s decision to abandon ‘containment’ in favour of ‘liberation’ during the period 1948–1953. By 1948 the ...
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24. The future of US foreign policy
Anatol Lieven
in US Foreign Policy (3rd edn)
This chapter considers future prospects for US foreign policy on the basis of long-established patterns and other factors such as the interests and ideology of elites, the structures of ...
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6. American foreign policy during the Cold War
Richard Saull
in US Foreign Policy (3rd edn)
This chapter examines US foreign policy during the Cold War, beginning with an overview of the main historical developments in US policy. It first considers the origins of the Cold War and ...
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28. After the Return to Theory: The Past, Present, and Future of Security Studies
Ole Wæver and Barry Buzan
in Contemporary Security Studies (5th edn)
This chapter reflects on the past and present of Security Studies, with a particular focus on the changing periods of theory production and practical problem solving. It begins by tracing ...
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3. Structural Realism
John J. Mearsheimer
in International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity (4th edn)
This chapter examines why states pursue power from the perspective of structural realism. It considers a body of realist theories that argue that states have deep concern for the balance of ...
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