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Lessons from the New Cold War

America Confronts the China Challenge

edited by Hal Brands

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A new Cold War is unfolding—one that will define the future of the international order. In Lessons from the New Cold War, editor Hal Brands assembles an all-star cast of the most influential thinkers in foreign policy, defense strategy, technology, and economics to grapple with the defining geopolitical rivalry of our time: the competition between the United States and China.

Over the past decade, Washington has placed its contest with Beijing at the center of its national strategy, forging a rare consensus across the political spectrum...

Coming soon! America and the China Challenge by Hal Brands.

A new Cold War is unfolding—one that will define the future of the international order. In Lessons from the New Cold War, editor Hal Brands assembles an all-star cast of the most influential thinkers in foreign policy, defense strategy, technology, and economics to grapple with the defining geopolitical rivalry of our time: the competition between the United States and China.

Over the past decade, Washington has placed its contest with Beijing at the center of its national strategy, forging a rare consensus across the political spectrum. But as this global confrontation intensifies—across supply chains, the Taiwan Strait, and cyberspace—key questions remain. Where is America succeeding? Where is it falling short? And how can it prepare for what lies ahead? Through a sweeping analysis that spans cutting-edge technology, economic decoupling, and military strategy, this book explores the multilayered nature of the conflict.

Contributors examine China's assertive economic statecraft and its ambitions for a new global order, the shifting nuclear balance and the intelligence war, the complex web of Indo-Pacific alliances, and the ideological struggle over democracy and authoritarianism. Covering vital topics like semiconductor supremacy, democracy's durability, India's strategic role, and the future of US leadership, this incisive collection offers an unflinching assessment of the new Cold War's stakes—and a roadmap for navigating its challenges. Essential reading for policymakers, scholars, and anyone concerned with the global balance of power, it is a vital guide to a rivalry that is reshaping the twenty-first century.

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Most observers today believe China represents the 'pacing threat' for US interests. Lessons from the New Cold War examines the record of Sino-American strategic competition in the recent past. Whether they believe we have reached 'peak China' or that we underestimate the PRC at our peril, readers will find this an indispensable guide to the defining geopolitical rivalry of our time.

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Introduction, by Hal Brands
Trade, Technology, and Economics
1. America First vs. China's Brute Force Economics, by Liza Tobin
2. Assessing the U.S.-China Chip Competition, by Chris

Table of Contents
Introduction, by Hal Brands
Trade, Technology, and Economics
1. America First vs. China's Brute Force Economics, by Liza Tobin
2. Assessing the U.S.-China Chip Competition, by Chris Miller
3. China's Economic Statecraft and the U.S. Response, by Audrye Wong
4. The Missing Pillar: Economic Contingency Planning in an Era of U.S.-China Competition, by Hugo Bromley and Eyck Freymann
Allies, Partners, and the Struggle for Asia
5. Allies, Partners, and Strategic Competition with China, by Michael J. Green
6. Great Expectations: India Amid U.S.-China Competition, by Ashley J. Tellis
7. Understanding the Evolving Defense Competition with China, by Michael J. Mazarr
8. The Denial Dilemma in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, by Zack Cooper
9. Shifting Nuclear Postures and U.S.-China Rivalry, by Francis J. Gavin
Politics, Strategy, Intelligence, and Values
10. Asia First Debate, by Kori Schake
11. The U.S.-PRC Intelligence Competition: A Preliminary Assessment, by Peter Mattis
12. The Battle for Soft Power: U.S.-China Ideological Competition in the 2020s, by Larry Diamond and Frances Hisgen
13. China, Domestic Politics, and America's Global Role, by Peter Feaver and William Inboden
America and China in a Shifting Global Order
14. China's Global Governance Gambit, by Elizabeth Economy
15. Great Changes: Xi, Trump, and the Remaking of Global Order, by Jude Blanchette
16. Competitive Antiliberalism: How Geoeconomics, Security, and Values Define Chinese and American Worldviews in the 2020s and Beyond, by Rana Mitter
17. U.S.-China Rivalry in a Shifting International System, by Michael Beckley

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Hal Brands

Hal Brands is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. A columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, he is also the author or editor of several books, including The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age, The Twilight Struggle: What...