The United States, Russia, and China — Praeger Security International

The United States, Russia, and China Confronting Global Terrorism and Security Challenges in the 21st Century

Paul J. Bolt, ed., Su Changhe, Sharyl Cross

Book Code: C9894

ISBN: 0-275-99894-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99894-3

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228 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication Date: 4/30/2008

List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Series Title: PSI Reports

Description: In the brief experience the world has had during the post-9/11 era, much has been made of the need for sharing intelligence in the war on terror, and a lot of emphasis has been placed on the desirability of interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims. But comparatively little attention has been paid to a crucial component of intercultural cooperation on the key global security issues facing the world today: that between and among the United States, Russia, and China. This book examines key security issues of the day from the perspectives of those three powers.

From an American perspective, Russia represents an erstwhile enemy of the Cold War era who has the potential to become an ally, while China is poised to become either an enemy, an ally, or an economic rival, depending on whom you listen to. From a Russian perspective, the United States is a former ally during World War II turned Cold War enemy turned lone superpower, with the potential for cooperation and conflict, while China has always embodied both ally and rival, even during the Communist era. To the Chinese, who have had rivalries and cooperative relations with both powers, the United States is currently a valued supplier of both raw materials and a vast market for Chinese goods, while Russia and the United States are rivals in the scramble for influence in the Middle East and elsewhere.

With such a complicated history and with a future fraught with all sorts of possibilities, how can these three key powers cooperate in managing and responding to global security threats and terrorism? This book examines key issues of the day, including the threat posed by al Qaeda, WMD, energy security, environmental security, ethnic and religious conflicts, and a nuclear North Korea, from the perspectives of the United States, Russia, and China. Each chapter is written by scholars from at least two of the three countries. In this manner, the book embodies that which it seeks to demonstrate, becoming in itself an artifact of intercultural cooperation in the new international security environment.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
1. Chinese, American, and Russian Security Policies: The Response to Terrorism
Transnational Security Issues and Challenges
2. Nuclear Weapons in a Changing Threat Environment
3. Toward Building Cooperation in Energy Security
4. Chinas Growing Ecological Footprint: Global Threat or Opportunity for Collaboration?
5. Perspectives from the U.S., Russia, and China on Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism
6. Responses to Border/Internal Security Threats: "The Terror of Disease and the Disease of Terror"
Regional Security Issues and Challenges
7. Europe-Russia-U.S.: Whither Are We Drifting?
8. Central Asian States and Policy Triangles: China, Russia and the United States
9. Contemporary Security Challenges in the Middle East
10. Managing Nuclear Proliferation: Chinese and American Approaches to North Korea
Editors and Contributors