The Rivalry Peril : How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy / Van Jackson and Michael Brenes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Van, 1982- author.

Brenes, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--United States.

Geopolitics.

Geopolitics--China.

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025]

Summary:

How the U.S. policy of competition with China is detrimental to democracy, peace, and prosperity—and how a saner approach is possible For close to a decade, the U.S. government has been preoccupied with the threat of China, fearing that the country will “eat our lunch,” in the words of Joe Biden. The United States has crafted its foreign and domestic policy to help constrain China’s military power and economic growth. Van Jackson and Michael Brenes argue that great-power competition with China is misguided and vastly underestimates the costs and risks that geopolitical rivalry poses to economic prosperity, the quality of democracy, and, ultimately, global stability. This in-depth assessment of the trade-offs and pitfalls of protracted competition with China reveals how such a policy exacerbates inequality, leads to xenophobia, and increases the likelihood of violence around the world. In addition, it distracts from the priority of addressing such issues as climate change while at the same time undercutting democratic pluralism and sacrificing liberty in the name of prevailing against an enemy “other.” Jackson and Brenes provide an informed and urgent critique of current U.S. foreign policy and a road map toward a saner, more democratically accountable strategy of easing tension and achieving effective diplomacy.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

ONE. The Cold War and the Origins of "Great-Power Competition"

TWO. The Fall and Return of Rivalry

THREE. How Rivalry Poisons American Politics

FOUR. How Rivalry Worsens Economic Inequality

FIVE. How Rivalry Threatens Peace

SIX. The Alternative to Great-Power Rivalry

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780300281163

0300281161

OCLC:

1481794595