EAN: 9780300272895

BRENES MICHAEL THE RIVALRY PERIL

How the U.S. policy of competition with China is detrimental to democracy  peace  and
prosperity—and how a saner approach is possible      For close to a decade  the U.S. government
has been preoccupied with the threat of China  fearing that the country will “eat our lunch ”
in the words of Joe Biden. The United States has crafted its foreign and domestic policy to
help constrain China’s military power and economic growth. Van Jackson and Michael Brenes argue
that great-power competition with China is misguided and vastly underestimates the costs and
risks that geopolitical rivalry poses to economic prosperity  the quality of democracy  and 
ultimately  global stability.     This in-depth assessment of the trade-offs and pitfalls of
protracted competition with China reveals how such a policy exacerbates inequality  leads to
xenophobia  and increases the likelihood of violence around the world. In addition  it
distracts from the priority of addressing such issues as climate change while at the same time
undercutting democratic pluralism and sacrificing liberty in the name of prevailing against an
enemy “other.” Jackson and Brenes provide an informed and urgent critique of current U.S.
foreign policy and a road map toward a saner  more democratically accountable strategy of
easing tension and achieving effective diplomacy.

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