Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition

Coping with an Unstable Triangle

Reinhard Wolf editor Sebastian Biba editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:19th Mar '21

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This book investigates how Europe should position itself in an era of growing Chinese-American rivalry.

The volume explores the contemporary relationship and ongoing dynamics between three of the most powerful players in today’s international relations - the USA, China and Europe. It claims that the intensifying antagonism between Washington and Beijing requires a paradigm shift in European strategic thinking, and takes a trilateral perspective in analysing key issue areas, such as trade, technology, investment, climate change, the BRI, sub-national contacts, maritime security and nuclear non-proliferation. Using this analysis, the work seeks to offer original policy recommendations that respond to a number of dilemmas Europe can no longer avoid, including the trade-off between European interests and values in a harsher global environment, the question of whether Europe should align with one of the two superpowers, Europe’s military dependence on a US pivoting to the Asia-Pacific, and possible trade-offs between global and regional governance efforts. The key finding is that Europe must follow a much more pragmatic and independent approach to its foreign and security affairs.

This book will be of much interest to students of EU policy, foreign policy, Chinese politics, US politics and IR in general.

"Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition is a timely and welcome addition to the burgeoning literature on the new cold war between China and the United States. The editors have brought together an impressive, all- European set of voices to analyse Europe’s difficult choices in a world of escalating superpower tensions." - David C. Unger

ISBN: 9780367441203

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

214 pages