Autocrats vs. democrats : China, Russia, America, and the new global disorder / Michael McFaul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McFaul, Michael, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

United States--Foreign relations administration.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States--Foreign relations--Russia.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

China.

Russia--Foreign relations--United States.

Russia.

Physical Description:

x, 534 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Autocrats versus democrats

Place of Publication:

New York : Mariner Books, [2025]

Summary:

"The rise of China, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the reelection of President Donald Trump have reinforced a gloomy yet growing consensus: the old global order has ended, and a new Cold War has begun. And yet, many of the perils we face today are distinctly different from those we encountered from the Soviet Union. The alliance between the autocracies of China and Russia, China's economic might, the rise of the far right in the United States and Europe, and the disturbing isolationist foreign policy shifts of the Trump administration--taken together represent new challenges for the democratic world. They are threats with no precedent in the past century. In this sweeping account of great power competition between the United States, China, and Russia over the past three centuries, Michael McFaul--former ambassador to Russia and international affairs analyst for NBC News--argues persuasively that today's challenges require fresh thinking, not constrained by distant memories of the Cold War or the nationalist dreams of MAGA. One of the preeminent thinkers on American foreign policy for decades, McFaul combines in-depth historical analysis with a forward-looking perspective, crafting a new grand strategy for America in this age of global disorder."-- Dust jacket flap.

Contents:

Introduction: New Cold War?

Part I. The past: Cooperation and conflict with Russia ; Working with and against China

Part II. The present: The end of American hegemony ; Russian vs. American power ; Chinese vs. American power ; The waning of democracy as a universal value ; Exporting Putinism ; Exporting Xi Jinping thought ; The decline of the liberal international order ; Russian global (dis)order ; China and the global order

Part III. The future: Learning from Cold War mistakes ; Replicating Cold War successes today ; New policies for new challenges

Epilogue: Don't bet against America just yet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-510) and index.

ISBN:

9780358677871

0358677874

OCLC:

1492567463