Lessons from World War I for the Rise of Asia (An by Andreas Herberg-Rothe,Andrey Gubin,Christopher Coker,Namrata

By Andreas Herberg-Rothe,Andrey Gubin,Christopher Coker,Namrata Goswami,Astyom Lukin,Harald Müller,Carsten Rauch,Pang Zhongying

This groundbreaking quantity bargains a old comparability among the occasions prime as much as global battle I and present international tensions relating to the cost-efficient and political upward push of Asia. What are the hazards that the need of the recent large energy China and nice powers like India to be well-known by way of the West may perhaps trigger a sequence of occasions leading to the nightmare of an outstanding strength war?

Assessing the similarities in addition to modifications among the build-up of global battle I and at the present time, it really is argued that we have to comprehend the riding forces at the back of the scene of world politics: The clash among emerging, tested, and disintegrating powers and the will of popularity on each side. rigorously dissecting the present energy dynamics in play, the authors wish to give a contribution to a greater realizing of worldwide occasions with the intention to make sure that heritage won't repeat itself.

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