Where Great Powers Meet: America and China in Southeast Asia by David Shambaugh

Description: Where Great Powers Meet by David Shambaugh Where Great Powers Meet explores the global competition for power between the United States and China. Focusing on Southeast Asia, David Shambaugh looks at how ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and the countries within it maneuver between the US and China and the degree to which they align with one or the other power. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description After the end of the Cold War, it seemed as if Southeast Asia would remain a geopolitically stable region within the American-led order for the foreseeable future. In the last two decades, however, the re-emergence of China as a major great power has called into question the geopolitical future of the region and raised the specter of renewed great power competition. As the eminent China scholar David Shambaugh explains in Where Great PowersMeet, the United States and China are engaged in a broad-gauged and global competition for power. While this competition ranges across the entire world, it is centered in Asia. In this book, Shambaughfocuses on the critical sub-region of Southeast Asia. The United States and China constantly vie for position and influence across this enormously significant area--and the outcome of this contest will do much to determine whether Asia leaves the American orbit after seven decades and falls into a new Chinese sphere of influence. Just as importantly, to the extent that there is a global "power transition" occurring from the US to China, the fate of Southeast Asia will be a good indicator.Presently, both powers bring important assets to bear in their competition. The United States continues to possess a depth and breadth of security ties, soft power, and direct investment across the regionthat empirically outweigh Chinas. For its part, China has more diplomatic influence, much greater trade, and geographic proximity. In assessing the likelihood of a regional power transition, Shambaugh examines how ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and its member states maneuver and the degree to which they align with one or the other power. Author Biography David Shambaugh is Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, & International Affairs and the founding Director of the China Policy Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He is an internationally recognized authority and award-winning author on contemporary China and the international relations of Asia. An active public intellectual and frequent commentator in theinternational media, he serves on numerous editorial boards, and has been a consultant to governments, research institutions, foundations, universities, corporations, banks, and investment funds. As an author, Professor Shambaugh haspublished more than 30 books and 300 articles. Table of Contents List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceChapter 1: Sino-American Competition in Southeast AsiaPart I: The American Encounter with Southeast AsiaChapter 2: Americas Legacies in Southeast AsiaChapter 3: Americas Contemporary Roles in Southeast AsiaPart II: The Chinese Encounter with Southeast AsiaChapter 4: Chin as Legacies in Southeast AsiaChapter 5: Contemporary Chinas Roles in Southeast AsiaPart III: Southeast Asian Encounters with America and ChinaChapter 6: Navigating Between the Giants: ASEANs AgencyPart IV: The Future of Great Power Relations in Southeast AsiaChapter 7: Sino-American Competition in Southeast Asia: Polarization or Competitive Coexistence?AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex Review "What does great power rivalry mean? David Shambaugh provides an engaging and readable account of how the US-China competition is playing out in its Southeast Asian epicenter. One could not ask for a more thoughtful and experienced guide to this fraught relationship." -- Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University and author of Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump"This timely book on Southeast Asia by a leading American Asia specialist belongs on the desk of every senior US official involved with foreign policy and national security. As US-China rivalry intensifies, the strategic significance of Southeast Asia is also shooting upward. In recent decades the regions economic vibrancy and cooperative relationships have made it a global success story. Now its geographic location is assuming ever greater importance. Thisbook explains why. Deeply researched, it is loaded with background information and astute assessments that should inform the thinking of all those concerned about the future role of the United States ina rapidly changing world." -- J. Stapleton Roy, Wilson Center, former US ambassador to Singapore, China, and Indonesia"Distinguished China scholar David Shambaugh has produced a timely and well-conceived treatment of the battle for influence between the United States and China that is raging across Southeast Asia. With firsthand accounts and deep insights, he has provided a deeply incisive and troubling narrative of a struggle that too often tilts towards Beijing. Current, deeply relevant and powerfully presented, Shambaughs book lands like a piece of ordnance in a firefightDL with a big blast. A must read for anyone seeking to understand the contest for primacy playing out in Southeast Asia." -- Hon. Kurt Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia &Pacific; Chairman & CEO of The Asia Group"Where Great Powers Meet is about the New Great Game DL Sino-American competition in Southeast Asia. David Shambaugh has combined his deep understanding of China, experience in US government with his new immersion in ASEAN to produce a perceptive, balanced and comprehensive study on this dynamic rivalry. He has succinctly captured the nuances in the thinking and responses of the ASEAN states. This book is essential reading for those who wish to makesense of the changing geopolitics of Southeast Asia." -- Hon. Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large and Chairperson, ISEAS- Yusof-Ishak Institute, Singapore"Blending historical context with an incisive analysis of current developments and policy prescriptions, David Shambaughs new book should be read by anyone DL from academia or the policy world DL who seeks to understand Southeast Asias crucial role in shaping US-China relations and the 21st century world order." -- Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington, D.C."An eye-opening survey of a volatile, crucially important region and a must-read for students of geopolitics." --Kirkus Reviews Long Description After the end of the Cold War, it seemed as if Southeast Asia would remain a geopolitically stable region within the American imperious for the foreseeable future. In the last two decades, however, the re-emergence of China as a major great power has called into question the geopolitical future of the region and raised the specter of renewed of great power competition. As the eminent China scholar David Shambaugh explains in Where Great Powers Meet, the United States and China are engaged in a broad-gauged and global competition for power. While this competition ranges across the entire world, it is centered in Asia, and in this book, Shambaugh focuses the ten countries that comprise Southeast Asia. The United States and China constantly vie for position and influence in this enormously significant region-and the outcome of this contest will do muchto determine whether Asia leaves the American orbit after seven decades and falls into a new Chinese sphere of influence. Just as importantly, to the extent that there is a global "power transition" occurring from the US to China, the fate of Southeast Asia will be a good indicator. Presently, both powersbring important assets to bear. The US continues to possess a depth and breadth of security ties, soft power, and direct investment across the region that empirically outweigh Chinas. For its part, China has more diplomatic influence, much greater trade, and geographic proximity. In assessing the likelihood of a regional power transition, Shambaugh at how ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and the countries within it maneuver between the United States and China and the degreeto which they align with one or the other power. Not simply an analysis of the regions place within an evolving international system, Where Great Powers Meet provides us with a comprehensive strategy that advances the American position while exploiting Chinese weaknesses. Review Text "The book provides food for thought for countries elsewhere as they manage relations with the two competing great powers while protecting their own national interests. Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. General readers." -- Z. Zhu, Bucknell University, CHOICE"Shambaughs book makes a very important contribution on this critical issue in Australias neighbourhood... and should be required reading for all Asia-watchers." -- John West, Australian Institute of International Affairs"What does great power rivalry mean? David Shambaugh provides an engaging and readable account of how the US-China competition is playing out in its Southeast Asian epicenter. One could not ask for a more thoughtful and experienced guide to this fraught relationship." -- Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University and author of Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump"This timely book on Southeast Asia by a leading American Asia specialist belongs on the desk of every senior US official involved with foreign policy and national security. As US-China rivalry intensifies, the strategic significance of Southeast Asia is also shooting upward. In recent decades the regions economic vibrancy and cooperative relationships have made it a global success story. Now its geographic location is assuming ever greater importance. Thisbook explains why. Deeply researched, it is loaded with background information and astute assessments that should inform the thinking of all those concerned about the future role of the United States ina rapidly changing world." -- J. Stapleton Roy, Wilson Center, former US ambassador to Singapore, China, and Indonesia"Distinguished China scholar David Shambaugh has produced a timely and well-conceived treatment of the battle for influence between the United States and China that is raging across Southeast Asia. With firsthand accounts and deep insights, he has provided a deeply incisive and troubling narrative of a struggle that too often tilts towards Beijing. Current, deeply relevant and powerfully presented, Shambaughs book lands like a piece of ordnance in a firefightDL with a big blast. A must read for anyone seeking to understand the contest for primacy playing out in Southeast Asia." -- Hon. Kurt Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia &Pacific; Chairman & CEO of The Asia Group"Where Great Powers Meet is about the New Great Game DL Sino-American competition in Southeast Asia. David Shambaugh has combined his deep understanding of China, experience in US government with his new immersion in ASEAN to produce a perceptive, balanced and comprehensive study on this dynamic rivalry. He has succinctly captured the nuances in the thinking and responses of the ASEAN states. This book is essential reading for those who wish to makesense of the changing geopolitics of Southeast Asia." -- Hon. Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large and Chairperson, ISEAS- Yusof-Ishak Institute, Singapore"Blending historical context with an incisive analysis of current developments and policy prescriptions, David Shambaughs new book should be read by anyone DL from academia or the policy world DL who seeks to understand Southeast Asias crucial role in shaping US-China relations and the 21st century world order." -- Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington, D.C."An eye-opening survey of a volatile, crucially important region and a must-read for students of geopolitics." --Kirkus Reviews"Shambaughs fresh eyes are reason enough to read Where Great Powers Meet, as they yield equally fresh observations and arguments." --The Asia Times"The authoritative empirical work comparing Chinese and American influence and weaknesses in the region." --Contemporary Southeast Asia Review Quote "What does great power rivalry mean? David Shambaugh provides an engaging and readable account of how the US-China competition is playing out in its Southeast Asian epicenter. One could not ask for a more thoughtful and experienced guide to this fraught relationship." -- Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University and author of Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump "This timely book on Southeast Asia by a leading American Asia specialist belongs on the desk of every senior US official involved with foreign policy and national security. As US-China rivalry intensifies, the strategic significance of Southeast Asia is also shooting upward. In recent decades the regions economic vibrancy and cooperative relationships have made it a global success story. Now its geographic location is assuming ever greater importance. This book explains why. Deeply researched, it is loaded with background information and astute assessments that should inform the thinking of all those concerned about the future role of the United States in a rapidly changing world." -- J. Stapleton Roy, Wilson Center, former US ambassador to Singapore, China, and Indonesia "Distinguished China scholar David Shambaugh has produced a timely and well-conceived treatment of the battle for influence between the United States and China that is raging across Southeast Asia. With firsthand accounts and deep insights, he has provided a deeply incisive and troubling narrative of a struggle that too often tilts towards Beijing. Current, deeply relevant and powerfully presented, Shambaughs book lands like a piece of ordnance in a firefight -- with a big blast. A must read for anyone seeking to understand the contest for primacy playing out in Southeast Asia." -- Hon. Kurt Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia & Pacific; Chairman & CEO of The Asia Group "Where Great Powers Meet is about the New Great Game -- Sino-American competition in Southeast Asia. David Shambaugh has combined his deep understanding of China, experience in US government with his new immersion in ASEAN to produce a perceptive, balanced and comprehensive study on this dynamic rivalry. He has succinctly captured the nuances in the thinking and responses of the ASEAN states. This book is essential reading for those who wish to make sense of the changing geopolitics of Southeast Asia." -- Hon. Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large and Chairperson, ISEAS- Yusof-Ishak Institute, Singapore "Blending historical context with an incisive analysis of current developments and policy prescriptions, David Shambaughs new book should be read by anyone -- from academia or the policy world -- who seeks to understand Southeast Asias crucial role in shaping US-China relations and the 21st century world order." -- Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington, D.C. "An eye-opening survey of a volatile, crucially important region and a must-read for students of geopolitics." --Kirkus Reviews "Shambaughs fresh eyes are reason enough to read Where Great Powers Meet, as they yield equally fresh observations and arguments. " --The Asia Times Feature Selling point: Examines the comprehensive competition between the United States and China, which is the most distinguishing feature of international relations at present and indefinitely into the futureSelling point: Challenges the pervasive and predominant narrative that China is the "inevitable" dominant power while the US is in inexorable declineSelling point: Makes predictions about the future of the relationship between China and the United States New Feature List of Figures List of Tables Preface Chapter 1: Sino-American Competition in Southeast Asia Part I: The American Encounter with Southeast Asia Chapter 2: Americas Legacies in Southeast Asia Chapter 3: Americas Contemporary Roles in Southeast Asia Part II: The Chinese Encounter with Southeast Asia Chapter 4: Chin as Legacies in Southeast Asia Chapter 5: Contemporary Chinas Roles in Southeast Asia Part III: Southeast Asian Encounters with America and China Chapter 6: Navigating Between the Giants: ASEANs Agency Part IV: The Future of Great Power Relations in Southeast Asia Chapter 7: Sino-American Competition in Southeast Asia: Polarization or Competitive Coexistence? Acknowledgments Notes Index Details ISBN0190914971 Author David Shambaugh Publisher Oxford University Press Inc ISBN-10 0190914971 ISBN-13 9780190914974 Format Hardcover Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Subtitle America and China in Southeast Asia Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, & International Affairs and the founding Director of the China Policy Program, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs Position Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, & International Affairs and the founding Director of the China Policy Program Short Title Where Great Powers Meet Language English UK Release Date 2021-02-11 Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-02-11 AU Release Date 2021-02-11 NZ Release Date 2021-02-11 US Release Date 2021-02-11 DEWEY 327.73051 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 352 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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