The Improbable War China, The United States and Logic of Great Power Conflict
The Improbable War China, The United States and Logic of Great Power Conflict
- ISBN 13:
9780199396276
- ISBN 10:
0199396272
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 01/15/2015
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
All major conflicts of the past 300 years have been about the norms and rules of the international system. In China and the US the world confronts two 'exceptional' powers whose values differ markedly, with China bidding to challenge the current order. The 'Thucydidean Trap' - when a conservative status quo power confronts a rising new one - may also play its part in precipitating hostilities. To avoid stumbling into an avoidable war both Beijing and Washington need a coherent strategy, which neither of them has.
History also reveals that war evolves continually. The next global conflict is likely to be played out in cyberspace and outer space and like all previous wars it will have devastating consequences. Such a war between the United States and China may seem improbable, but it is all too possible, which is why we need to discuss it now.