US-China-EU Relations - Managing the New World Order

This volume brings together a group of leading international scholars to discuss how US-China-EU relations will shape the future of international politics. Arguing that these three powers will play a key role in establishing and managing a new world order, the contributors examine how a future global order is developed by the interaction of these leading actors in the international system. The authors also address how the US, China and the EU promote cooperation and manage conflict of interests on a wide spectrum of issues including new security challenges. By linking the management of international affairs to specific policy issues, the book shows that the US-China-EU triangular configuration is a pivotal relationship for understanding contemporary international relations. This book offers a comprehensive assessment of US-China-EU interactions and will be of great interest to students of Asian politics, US foreign policy, EU politics and security studies and IR in general.

1. Introduction Robert Ross, Øystein Tunsjø and Zhang Tuosheng Part 1 2. The United States and the Future Global Order Robert Art 3. On China’s Concept of the International Security Order Zhang Tuosheng 4. The European Union as Civilian Power: Aspirations, Potential, Achievements Hans Maull Part 2 5. Changes and Continuities in EU-China Relations: A German Perspective Gudrun Wacker 6. Travelling Hopefully, Acting Realistically? UK-China Interactions James Gow 7. China and European Security and Economic Interests: A French Perspective Jean Pierre Cabestan 8. China and US Security and Economic Interests: Challenges and Opportunities Robert Sutter 9. An Analysis of Chinese Images of the United States and EU Wu Baiyi Part 3 10. China-US-EU Relationship in a Changing Era Wang Yizhou 11. Strategy, Politics, and World Order Perspective: Comparing the EU and US Approaches to China’s Resurgence Rosemary Foot Part 4 12. Global Imbalances and Currency Politics: China, Europe and the United States Andrew Walter 13. Managing Tension and Promoting Cooperation: US-Europe Approaches on Security Issues with China Bates Gill 14. US-China-EU Relations: Towards a New World Order? Robert Ross, Øystein Tunsjø and Zhang Tuosheng