This book offers a timely and compelling explanation for the deterioration of U.S.-China
security relations during the Obama Presidency. The U.S.-China relationship has become one of
(if not the most) vital features of contemporary world politics and with arrival the Donald
Trump to the White House in 2017 this vital geopolitical relationship sits at a precarious and
dangerous crossroads. This book assesses a wide array of sources to systematically unpack the
policy rhythms drivers and dynamics that defined the course of Sino-American security
relations during the Obama-era. It fills several gaps in the literature on international
security and conflict and offers a nuanced and innovative comparative approach to examine
individual military domains. The case study chapters draw on recent Chinese and English sources
- on military doctrine capabilities and defense strategy - to build a clear understanding the
main sources of U.S.-China misperceptions and highlight the problems these assessments can
create for the conduct of statecraft across strategically competitive geopolitical dyads. The
book builds a sobering picture of U.S.-China relations that will appeal to specialists and
generalists alike with an interest in future warfare emerging military-technologies military
studies arms control and foreign policy issues in the Asia-Pacific region more broadly.
