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War and Peace in the Taiwan Strait - Couverture souple

Livre 32 sur 36: Contemporary Asia in the World

Kastner, Scott L.

 
9780231198653: War and Peace in the Taiwan Strait
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0231198655 ISBN 13 : 9780231198653
Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2022

Synopsis

As tensions continue to rise between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, numerous analysts and officials have warned of a growing risk of military conflict, which could potentially draw in the United States. How worried should we be about a war in the Taiwan Strait?

Scott L. Kastner offers a comprehensive analytical account of PRC-Taiwan relations that sheds new light on the prospects for cross-strait military conflict. He examines several key regional trends that have complex implications for stability, including deepening economic integration, the shifting balance of military power, uncertainty about the future of U.S. commitment, and domestic political changes in both the PRC and Taiwan. Kastner argues that the risks of conflict are real but should not be exaggerated. Several distinct pathways could lead to the breakout of hostilities, and the mechanisms that might allay one type of conflict do not necessarily apply to others--yet war is anything but inevitable. Although changes to the balance of power introduce risks, powerful mitigating factors remain in place and there are plausible steps to reduce the likelihood of military conflict.

Drawing on both international relations theory and close empirical analysis of regional trends, this book provides vital perspective on how a war in the Taiwan Strait could occur--and how one could be avoided.

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À propos de l'auteur

Scott L. Kastner is a professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Political Conflict and Economic Interdependence Across the Taiwan Strait and Beyond (2009) and coauthor of China's Strategic Multilateralism: Investing in Global Governance (2019).

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Éditeur
Columbia University Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0231198655
ISBN 13 
9780231198653
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
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