Asia-Pacific Secondary States as Kingmakers
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Asia-Pacific Secondary States as Kingmakers

Alignment Roles in the China-US Strategic Competition

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Asia-Pacific Secondary States as Kingmakers

Alignment Roles in the China-US Strategic Competition

About this book

Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, Cook, Ohle and Han investigate the escalating strategic competition between China and the US. They explore the dynamics of key regional secondary states caught in the middle, namely Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam, emphasising their crucial role as potential kingmakers in the shifting balance of power.

China and the US are competing to win influence over these regional linchpins to advance their geopolitical ambitions and ultimately win the strategic competition. Elucidating a "power of the weak paradox", this contribution examines the challenging choices faced by these secondary states as they navigate alignment pressures, which influence the trajectory of the great power strategic competition. Drawing upon a range of first-hand government sources and regional perspectives, the authors take the temperature of the China-US strategic competition, revealing the intricate influencing dynamics and perilous choices linchpins are being pushed to make that will determine the fate of the Asia-Pacific.

This is a timely resource for researchers, students, scholars and politicians navigating the complex realm of international relations by providing a profound exploration of power struggles, strategic choices and the often-overlooked role of secondary states.

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Yes, you can access Asia-Pacific Secondary States as Kingmakers by Richard J. Cook,Maximilian Ohle,Zhaoying Han in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Diplomacy & Treaties. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Foreword
  9. Abbreviations
  10. 1 Introduction
  11. 2 Status Quo of Instability, the China-US Strategic Competition and China's Challenge to the Status Quo
  12. 3 Geostrategic Linchpins and Kingmaking
  13. 4 Japan: Supplementing the Balance as Washington's Cornerstone
  14. 5 South Korea: Facing up to the Kingmaker's Role as Northeast Asia's Linchpin
  15. 6 The Philippines: Dodging the Kingmaker's Role as Southeast Asia's Oscillating Linchpin
  16. 7 Vietnam: Maintaining Space to Hedge and Resisting the Kingmaker's Role with Stopgaps
  17. 8 Conclusion
  18. Index