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Maritime Strategies of Rising Powers: developments in China and Russia
Alexandr Burilkov,Torsten Geise +1 more
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The paper takes as its starting point the realist theory of state power and threat perception, which provide the means and motivation for states to accumulate material capabilities in an effort to safeguard their position in the international system.Abstract:
This paper seeks to uncover the drivers of maritime strategy formulation in Russia and China, two active players on the international stage that have often been identified as both rising and regional powers. The paper takes as its starting point the realist theory of state power and threat perception, which provide the means and motivation for states to accumulate material capabilities in an effort to safeguard their position in the international system. Given the increasing pressures of a changing security environment, China’s and Russia’s maritime strategies show a trend towards greater complexity and capability. The paper also addresses the impact of the revolution in military affairs ( rma ) and its subsequent manifestation as force transformation in Western states, especially the USA. Given that this new, qualitatively focused way of war has gained supremacy, at least where high-intensity inter-state war is concerned, the question remains of whether the Chinese and Russians will choose to em...read more
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The Role of China and India in the G20 and BRICS: Commonalities or Competitive Behaviour?
Andrew F. Cooper,Asif B. Farooq +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examines China and India's relationship within the ambit of the G20 process and the autonomous BRICS institutional architecture, showing that the evolving relationship of each of these two emerging powers within these different institutional settings demonstrates a degree of agentic commonality and distinction.
The Maritime Strategy of Regional Powers: China, India, Iran, and Brazil from 2001 to 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the maritime strategies of four regional powers, namely China, India, Iran, and Brazil, from 2001 to 2015, and found that states with high state power and high threat were more likely to adopt innovation, especially in the case of continental powers facing a superior maritime rival.
Access to the global commons and grand strategies: a shift in global interplay
TL;DR: The global commons as mentioned in this paper are non-terrestrial spaces accessible to all and owned by none and maintaining an access to them is a key necessity both for the deployment of the armed forces and the functioning of the globalised economy.
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TL;DR: The authors surveys three prominent theories of foreign policy and shows how the works under review set out a compelling alternative, one that updates and systematizes insights drawn from classical realist thought.
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Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power
TL;DR: The question "What causes alignment?" is a central issue in debates on American foreign policy, and the choices that are made often turn on which hypotheses of alliance formation are endorsed as mentioned in this paper.