Debating a post-American world : what lies ahead? / edited by Sean Clark and Sabrina Hoque.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoque, Sabrina, 1982-

Clark, Sean, 1981-

Series:

Security and governance series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Forecasting.

International relations.

Twenty-first century--Forecasts.

Twenty-first century.

International relations--History--21st century--Forecasting.

World politics--21st century--Forecasting.

World politics.

Forecasting.

History.

United States--Foreign relations--21st century--Forecasting.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

The United States is currently the linchpin of global trade, technology, and finance, and a military colossus, extending across the world with a network of bases and alliances. This book anticipates the possible issues raised by a transition between American dominance and the rise of alternative powers.

While a "post-American" world need not be any different than that of today, the risk associated with such a change provides ample reason for attentive study. Divided into four parts, 50 international relations scholars explore and discuss:

Power transitions: addressing issues including the rise of China, the passing of American primacy, and the endurance of American leadership.

War and peace: addressing nuclear weapons, the risk of war, security privatization, and global insecurity.

Global governance: addressing competition, trade, the UN, sovereignty, humanitarian intervention, law, and power.

Energy and the environment: addressing resource conflict, petrol, climate change, and technology.

This unique project offers a compilation of disparate arguments by scholars and policy practitioners, encompassing a plurality of disciplines and theoretical perspectives. By providing clarity and focus to this essential debate on the future of the world in the next several decades, Debating a Post-American World will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations and global politics, American politics, US foreign policy, and international security. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Setting the debate 1

1 Introduction / Sean Clark Clark, Sean, Sabrina Hoque Hoque, Sabrina 3

2 The rise of the rest / Fareed Zakaria Zakaria, Fareed 14

3 Optimism and pessimism in an era of changing power / Sean M. Lynn-Jones Lynn-Jones, Sean M. 24

4 Global transitions / Jacek Kugler Kugler, Jacek, Ronald L. Tammen Tammen, Ronald L., John Thomas Thomas, John 30

Postscript: the rise and fall of great powers 37

Part II Power transitions 39

America in world politics: golden age or failing hegemony?

5 The real post-American world: the Pax America's end and the future of world politics / Christopher Layne Layne, Christopher 41

6 Grace, murder, or suicide? The passing of American primacy / Terry Terriff Terriff, Terry 47

7 A flawed lens for viewing US foreign policy / Steven Holloway Holloway, Steven 54

8 Analyzing relative decline in Zakaria's post-American world / William R. Thompson Thompson, William R. 59

9 Déjà vu all over again? / Kim Richard Nossal Nossal, Kim Richard 65

10 Constancy and change in the future international system / James Fergusson Fergusson, James 70

11 A post-American world? Perils, possibilities, and preparations / Mark R. Brawley Brawley, Mark R. 75

12 The American world, mark III / William C. Wohlforth Wohlforth, William C. 81

13 The misleading metaphor of hegemonic decline / Joseph Nye Nye, Joseph 86

Postscript: whither the American Colossus? 91

The risers and the rest

14 Three questions on China's rise: what is causing it? Will it continue? What are its consequences? / Paid Bowles Bowles, Paid 94

15 Scenarios for China's role in a post-American world / Charles Burton Burton, Charles 99

16 A hard act to follow: thoughts on world leadership in America's shadow / Alexander Moens Moens, Alexander 104

17 What do Americans and Chinese think of themselves and each other? / David R. Mandel Mandel, David R. 110

18 The "rest" and the Global South: varieties of actors, issues, and coalitions / Timothy M. Shaw Shaw, Timothy M. 117

19 America and the emerging powers in tomorrow's Middle East / Paul Salem Salem, Paul 123

20 Two hubs, many spokes, no frame: the shape of post-American Americas / Jean Daudelin Daudelin, Jean 128

21 Attraction and repulsion: Brazil and the American world / Paulo Roberto de Almeida Almeida, Paulo Roberto de 135

22 Pondering Canadian defense in a post-American world / Philippe Lagassé Lagassé, Philippe 142

23 Canada in the post-American world / John English English, John 147

Postscript: balances disturbed 152

Part III Of war and peace 155

24 Paths to war and peace in a post-American world / Brandon Valeriano Valeriano, Brandon, John Vasquez Vasquez, John 157

25 Our nuclear (free?) future / David Mutimer Mutimer, David 162

26 Nuclear weapons: stability of terror / Kyungkook Kang Kang, Kyungkook, Jacek Kugler Kugler, Jacek 169

27 An increasingly fragile world / David Carment Carment, David, Yiagadeesen Samy Samy, Yiagadeesen 176

28 New wars, the age of risk, and the future of international relations / Andrew Latham Latham, Andrew 183

29 Security privatization in a post-American world / Christopher Spearin Spearin, Christopher 189

30 The global insecurity future / Wesley Wark Wark, Wesley 194

31 Zakaria's past meets Zakaria's future / Robert Bothwell Bothwell, Robert 200

Postscript: security in the post-Cold War era 204

Part IV Global governance 209

32 What lies ahead for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development? / Richard Woodward Woodward, Richard 211

33 Competing rules of the game in a post-American world / Richard Stubbs Stubbs, Richard 216

34 Global governance from America, Canada, and the responsible rest / Aarie Glas Glas, Aarie, John Kirton Kirton, John 221

35 What lies ahead for the emerging countries? / Denise Gregory Gregory, Denise 226

36 On free trade and the post-American world / C.L. Lim Lim, C.L. 230

37 The United Nations and Europe in a post-American world / Thomas Fues Fues, Thomas 237

38 2025: a new world order? / Jeremy Kinsman Kinsman, Jeremy 242

39 Addressing "so what?": sovereignty and humanitarian intervention in a post-American world / Alistair Edgar Edgar, Alistair 248

40 Law, power, and the international system / Steven Haines Haines, Steven 254

Postscript: ordering anarchy 259

Part V Energy and the environment 263

41 Still living in a material world? The "rise of the rest" and the question of resource conflict / David G. Haglund Haglund, David G. 265

42 Democracy's petro-state / Satya Brata Das Das, Satya Brata 271

43 In the face of an unknown future... / Matthew Paterson Paterson, Matthew, Simon Dalby Dalby, Simon 275

44 American prosperity and the high politics of climate change / Radoslav S. Dimitrov Dimitrov, Radoslav S. 280

45 Words from the forgotten: the environment and the post-American world / Heather A. Smith Smith, Heather A. 287

46 Technology and the future: lessons from the Green Revolution / Howard D. Leathers Leathers, Howard D. 292

Postscript: our fragile home 298

47 Concluding reflections / Denis Stairs Stairs, Denis 301.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415690492

0415690498

9780203153970

0203153979

9780415690553

0415690552

OCLC:

727702515