"This book examines succinctly the substantive assumptions of each one of the main international relations theories, namely: Realism, liberalism, constructivism, the English school, critical theory and idealism, against China's choices and behavior as an international actor. The…
"For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That role, reports Howard French, has been set aside. China has asserted its place among the global heavyweights, revealing its plans for pan-Asian dominance …
"In 2005, a senior official in the George W. Bush administration expressed the hope that China would emerge as a "responsible stakeholder" on the world stage. A dozen years later, the Trump administration dramatically shifted course, instead calling China a "strategic competitor…
"This comprehensive study of China-Ethiopia relations examines why China-an economic and emerging global power-has built relations with Ethiopia and why Ethiopia has responded by singling out China as a partner in its quest for economic development. Using middle-range theory and…
Deuxième puissance mondiale depuis 2010, la Chine ne veut pas seulement détrôner les États-Unis, mais aussi bouleverser l'ordre international établi depuis 1945.0A-t-elle les moyens de cette ambition ? Oui si l'on en juge par l'ampleur des outils économiques, diplomatiques, mili…
"Deuxième puissance mondiale depuis 2010, la Chine ne veut pas seulement détrôner les Etats-Unis, mais aussi bouleverser l'ordre international établi depuis 1945. A-t-elle les moyens de cette ambition ? Oui si l'on en juge par l'ampleur des outils économiques, diplomatiques, mil…
China has emerged in the 21st century as a sophisticated, and sometimes contentious, actor in the United Nations Security Council. This is evident in a range of issues, from negotiations on Iran's nuclear program to efforts to bring peace to Darfur. Yet China's role as a veto-ho…
"Can China peacefully attain great power status in the twenty-first century? Adopting a constructivist approach, the book argues that China's prospects for achieving great power status peacefully depend more on Chinese and international perceptions of China's rise/development th…
"China's dramatic rise on the world stage was evident by the last decade of the 20th Century. In the period 1979 - 2008, China played a low-keyed role, emphasizing economic growth and cooperative relations with other countries. However, since the global recession of 2008-2009, C…
