Examining US-China-Russia Foreign Relations: Power Relations in a Post-Obama Era

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Examining US-China-Russia Foreign Relations explores the changing nature and function of the US–China–Russia strategic triangle from the end of the Cold War up to the present. Gregory Hall uses neoclassical realist international relations (IR) theory to argue that, since the mid-2000s, the politics of the strategic triangle have been increasingly influenced by factors related to the Big3 countries’ respective domestic environments. Hall utilizes agency and context for each of the three great powers, expanding on previously established frameworks to include a comparative analysis of each actor’s domestic environment for foreign policy and the interplay between the domestic and external contexts. In IR terms, the book identifies and illustrates how factors including systemic, state and societal, individuals, and small groups influence the foreign relations of the Big3. Hall concludes by exploring the future prospects for great power relations and for global affairs. Incorporating both theoretical and empirical data to offer a fresh and timely look at the myriad challenges facing the three powers, this book provides an excellent companion to students of foreign policy, international security, and post-Cold War international politics. Cover Half Title Endorsement Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Figures and Tables Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgements Preface Part I IR Theory and the Ongoing Scramble for Contemporary Relevance Chapter 1 Realism Rerouted?: IR Theory and the Strategic Triangle Concept Chapter 2 Kings of the East and the Evolving World Order Chapter 3 US Foreign Policy and Trumpworld Part II Triangles, Webs, and the Post-Cold War International Order Chapter 4 Trapped in a Triangle? Chapter 5 Reconsidering Agency and Context in the Foreign Affairs of the Great Powers Chapter 6 A New Model for Understanding Contemporary Epochal Great Power Politics Chapter 7 Ukraine: Fault Line in the New East–West Conflict? Part III As the Post-Cold War World Turns … Chapter 8 Conclusion Appendices Index