Competition with China and the Future of the Asian International Order

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from “Policy Roundtable: Competing Visions for the Global Order” from our sister publication, the Texas National Security Review. Be sure to check out the full roundtable. The next decade is likely to bring an intensification of great power competition. This is not a new or recent development, although Donald Trump’s approach to national security has drawn attention to it: Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea was evident during the Obama presidency and Russia’s occupation of Crimea, of course, predates Trump’s election. Nevertheless, understanding what this burgeoning competition means for global order requires answering three questions. First, what is … Continue reading Competition with China and the Future of the Asian International Order