Power Politics
Title
Power Politics
Subtitle
How China and Russia Reshape the World
Translator
Vivien Collingwood
Price
€ 9,99
ISBN
9789048529902
Format
eBook ePub (Adobe DRM)
Number of pages
216
Language
English
Publication date
Dimensions
13.5 x 21 cm
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Paperback - € 28,95
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Preface 1. Introduction: 19th-century behaviour in the 21st century? 2. Power and world order 3. Power and prosperity 4. What determines a country’s power? 5. The rise and fall of great powers 6. The consequences of declining power 7. The declining power of Europe 8. Europe’s soft power 9. The struggle for Ukraine 10. The rising power of China 11. Power politics in Asia 12. Conclusion: a stable or unstable world? Notes Index

Rob de Wijk

Power Politics

How China and Russia Reshape the World

We tend to think of ourselves as living in a time when nations, for the most part, obey the rule of law - and where they certainly don't engage in the violent grabs for territory that have characterised so much of human history. But as Rob de Wijk shows in this book, power politics very much remains a force on the international scene. Offering analyses of such actions as Putin's annexation of the Crimea and China's attempts to claim large parts of the South China Sea, de Wijk explains why power politics never truly went away-and why, as the West's position weakens, it's likely to play a bigger and bigger role on the global stage in the coming years.
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Author

Rob de Wijk

Rob de Wijk is the Director of the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) and Professor of International Relations and Security at the Campus the Hague of Leiden University. He was previously a Professor in the field of International Relations at the Royal Netherlands Military Academy and Head of the Defense Concepts Department at the Dutch Ministry of Defense.