After hedging : hard choices for the Indo-Pacific States between the US and China /
He, Kai, 1973-
After hedging : hard choices for the Indo-Pacific States between the US and China / Kai He, Huiyun Feng. - 1 online resource (62 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge elements. Elements in international relations, 2515-706X . - Cambridge elements. Elements in international relations, .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Sep 2023).
Open Access.
The strategic rivalry between the United States and China has heightened since COVID-19. Secondary states face increasing difficulties maintaining a 'hedging' strategy between the United States and China. This Element introduces a preference-for-change model to explain the policy variations of states during the order transition. It suggests that policymakers will perceive a potential change in the international order through a cost-benefit prism. The interplays between the perceived costs and the perception of benefits from the order transition will shape states' policy choices among four strategic options: (1) hedging to bet on uncertainties; (2) bandwagoning with rising powers to support changes; (3) balancing against rising powers to resist changes; and (4) buck-passing to ignore changes. Four case studies (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand) are conducted to explore the policy choices of regional powers during the international order transition. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
9781009420570 (ebook)
Indo-Pacific Region--Relations--United States.
Indo-Pacific Region--Relations--China.
United States--Relations--Indo-Pacific Region.
United States--Relations--China.
China--Relations--Indo-Pacific Region.
China--Relations--United States.
DS341.3.U6 / H4 2023
355/.033573091824
After hedging : hard choices for the Indo-Pacific States between the US and China / Kai He, Huiyun Feng. - 1 online resource (62 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge elements. Elements in international relations, 2515-706X . - Cambridge elements. Elements in international relations, .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Sep 2023).
Open Access.
The strategic rivalry between the United States and China has heightened since COVID-19. Secondary states face increasing difficulties maintaining a 'hedging' strategy between the United States and China. This Element introduces a preference-for-change model to explain the policy variations of states during the order transition. It suggests that policymakers will perceive a potential change in the international order through a cost-benefit prism. The interplays between the perceived costs and the perception of benefits from the order transition will shape states' policy choices among four strategic options: (1) hedging to bet on uncertainties; (2) bandwagoning with rising powers to support changes; (3) balancing against rising powers to resist changes; and (4) buck-passing to ignore changes. Four case studies (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand) are conducted to explore the policy choices of regional powers during the international order transition. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
9781009420570 (ebook)
Indo-Pacific Region--Relations--United States.
Indo-Pacific Region--Relations--China.
United States--Relations--Indo-Pacific Region.
United States--Relations--China.
China--Relations--Indo-Pacific Region.
China--Relations--United States.
DS341.3.U6 / H4 2023
355/.033573091824