Assessing the prospects for great power cooperation in the global commons / Raphael S. Cohen, Marta Kepe, Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Asha Clark, Kit Conn, Michelle Grise��, Roby Valiaveedu, Nathan Vest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Raphael S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic rivalries (World politics).

Great powers--Foreign relations.

Great powers.

Security, International.

Global commons.

International cooperation.

Computer security.

Deterrence (Strategy).

Piracy--Prevention.

Piracy.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Outer space--Exploration.

Outer space.

Arctic regions--Strategic aspects.

Arctic regions.

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

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation)--21st century.

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

China.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--United States--21st century.

Russia (Federation).

Diplomatic relations.

Exploration of outer space.

Strategic aspects of individual places.

Arctic Regions.

Physical Description:

x, 257 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation | Project Air Force, [2023]

Summary:

If there is a set of issues where great power cooperation could be most likely, it should be in the global commons. Global commons issues are-by definition-shared by multiple nations. As part of a broader study of great power cooperation in an era of strategic competition, the authors assessed the potential for U.S. cooperation with China or Russia on eight global commons issues: maintaining freedom of access to space, dismantling transnational criminal organizations/networks, countering violent extremist organizations, promoting global stability, preserving access to the air and maritime commons, preventing nuclear arms races, preventing militarization of the Arctic, and maintaining the openness of cyberspace. The authors sought to understand where the United States, China, and Russia share interests on these issues, what the obstacles to cooperation are, and where the United States might be able to deepen its cooperation with one or both powers. The authors find that the trade space for cooperation is already narrow and usually focused more on civilian aspects of these domains rather than core security matters. In general, there is more room for the United States to cooperate with Russia than with China, and there are significant obstacles to cooperation, with a lack of trust being the most common. Finally, cooperation produces both positive and negative externalities, and the costs of cooperation do not always outweigh the likely benefits.

Contents:

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: The United States', China's, and Russia's Overarching Objectives in the Global Commons

Chapter Three: Issue Area 1: Maintaining Freedom of Access to Space

Chapter Four: Issue Area 2: Dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations/Networks

Chapter Five: Issue Area 3: Countering Violent Extremist Organizations

Chapter Six: Issue Area 4: Promoting Global Stability

Chapter Seven: Issue Area 5: Preserving Access to the Air and Maritime Commons

Chapter Eight: Issue Area 6: Preventing Nuclear Arms Races

Chapter Nine: Issue Area 7: Preventing Militarization of the Arctic

Chapter Ten: Issue Area 8: Maintaining the Openness of Cyberspace

Chapter Eleven: Conclusions and Recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-257).

ISBN:

9781977407665

1977407668

OCLC:

1371686326