Russia, China and the Revisionist Assault on the Western Liberal International Order

This book analyzes Russian and Chinese revisionism in the face of US and Western post-Cold War liberal international order building and asks why both powers have turned revisionist in the late 2000s. The study develops a neoclassical realist model of international order building and contestation and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Groitl, Gerlinde
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Enduring Rivals: The Return of Great Power Politics between Russia, China and the West
  • Part II: Theory of International Order Building and Revisionism
  • Chapter 2: Falling Short: International Order and Revisionism in IR Theory
  • Chapter 3: Strategic Choices: Neoclassical Realist Model of Order and Revisionism
  • Part III: Western Triumph & Non-western Accommodation in the 1990s
  • Chapter 4: False History: Globalization of the US-led Liberal West and its Delusions
  • Chapter 5: Russia’s Fall: Resentful Accommodation to Grim Post-Cold War Realities
  • Chapter 6: China’s Rise: Strategic Accommodation to Post-Cold War Opportunities
  • Part IV: Western Crisis & Anti-western Revisionism From the Late 2000s
  • Chapter 7: Return of History: Outgrowth amidst Erosion of the US-led Liberal Order
  • Chapter 8: Russia’s Nightmare: Destructive Revisionism for Great Power Survival
  • Chapter 9: China’s Dream: Constructive Revisionism for “Great Rejuvenation”
  • Part V: Conclusion
  • Chapter 10: Geopolitical Realities: The Case for Neo-Containment against Russia and China