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The Rise of China and the Future of the Atlantic Alliance.
- Source :
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Orbis . 2016, Vol. 60 Issue 3, p366-381. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The consequences and implications of China's rise have been analyzed and discussed from a number of perspectives. There has been little analysis that specifically evaluates the implications for the Atlantic Alliance, however, and whether an international system defined by U.S.-China bi-polarity would lead to a strengthening or a weakening of the transatlantic relationship. This article argues that China's rise will create security dynamics that likely will lead to a weakening of the Atlantic Alliance. It is unlikely that China's rise will provide NATO with a renewed purpose or give a convincing rationale for alliance cohesion the way the Soviet Union once did. Instead, China's rise will reveal divergent strategic interests and priorities among the members of the Atlantic Alliance, with a real possibility that America's rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific could intensify perceptions on both sides of the Atlantic of NATO's declining geopolitical value and relevance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00304387
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Orbis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116278027
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orbis.2016.05.003