Description: The rise of China is set in a regional perspective of competitive interdependency with the major world powers. This book addresses whether the new regional blocs led by China will perform a "transformative" process for the international order or complement the existing institutions of the North.
Brief description: Michael O. Slobodchikoff is distinguished political scientist and expert on U.S.-Russia relations, international diplomacy, and alliance politics.
Review Quotes:
"This book is a great interdisciplinary study of power politics. Analyses of Russian, Chinese, and US policies in the region are combined with a number of interesting case studies on institutional aspects of BRICS Development Bank and Silk Road developmental effects written by scholars from the region. Absolute must read for anyone who wants to understand Eurasia." --Vsevolod Samokhvalov, University of Cambridge
"Changing Regional Alliances for China and the West brings together an impressive array of expertise and perspectives, opening up new possibilities and alternatives for understanding China and its regional initiatives. The result is a rich and fascinating book that goes beyond geopolitics, inviting us to challenge prevailing views and preconceptions of China and its relations with the wider world. It represents a truely unique collection of ideas and perspectives, and is essential reading for those eager to understand the significance of China in shaping new regional and world orders." --Paul Richardson, University of Birmingham