Full Description
The objective of this book is to present Europe's relations with two powers struggling for primacy in world affairs - the U.S. and China. International relations specialists agree that the United States is the current hegemon, and the most serious contender to take this preeminent place in the global hierarchy is the People's Republic of China - an emerging great power with ambitions for creating a new world order. In the third decade of the 21st century, Europe has become the object of competition between these two major powers, and the rivalry between these great powers is intensifying. Even worse, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, interstate war has come to Europe, after a peace lasting many decades.
This book provides an introductory overview of the status of international affairs between Europe, the U.S. and China before Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2024.
Contents
Acknowledgement - Przemysław Furgacz: Introduction - Przemysław Furgacz: 1. The Silk Road Versus the Atlantic Community. Europe's Relations with the US and China - Łukasz Stach: 2. Business as Usual? Europe as an Economic Partner of the US and China - Łukasz Stach: 3. US, China, and European Security: Great Power Competition or Cold War 2.0? - Przemysław Łukasik: 4. Public Diplomacy and Popular Culture: American and Chinese Soft Power in Europe - Przemysław Łukasik: 5. Central and Eastern Europe vis-à-vis China and the US - Przemysław Łukasik: 6. Peace and Development. European Union as a World Leader? - Przemysław Furgacz: 7. US-European Relations in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Łukasz Stach: Conclusions
