The Ascendancy of Regional Powers in Contemporary US-China Relations

Chapter 1 Introduction: Rethinking and Reframing the Great Power Rivalry

Chapter 2 Contemporary US-China Relations: From Engagement to Competition

Chapter 3 A Potential Flashpoint: South Asia in the U.S.-China Great Power Competition

Chapter 4 The Material and Ideational Forces Behind Japan’s Shifting Identity in the Face of the China-US Rivalry

Chapter 5 From Hedging to Balancing: Australia’s China Policy and Implications for US-China Rivalry

Chapter 6 The Kingmaker’s Conundrum: South Korea Navigating the Sino-US Peer Competition

Chapter 7 ASEAN’s Agency in the US-China Rivalry: Small-State Hedging Across the Twin Chessboards

Chapter 8 Last Among Unequals: Russia and the Contemporary Great Power Rivalry

Chapter 9 New Europe or the New Silk Road? Central, East and Southeast Europe Amid US-China Rivalry

Chapter 10 The EU’s Strategic Readjustment and Its Impact on US-China Relations

Chapter 11 Never Going to Let You Go: The Middle East, Great Power Competition, and the Rise of China

Chapter 12 Stoking USA-China Rivalry: Zimbabwe and the Internationalization of Its Anti-Sanctions Agenda

Chapter 14 Managing the Sino-American Rivalry in the Arctic

Chapter 15 Conclusion