Risk Analysis of Sino-American Military Conflict: The Trends in China-US Military Relationship
Thesis title: | Risk Analysis of Sino-American Military Conflict: The Trends in China-US Military Relationship |
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Author: | Šetina, Martin |
Thesis type: | Diploma thesis |
Supervisor: | Maslowski, Nicolas |
Opponents: | Rolenc, Jan Martin |
Thesis language: | English |
Abstract: | The ascent of China to a global power status has created a new wave of theoretical discourse on what this means for the future of international relations. The general consensus on a unipolar order of international relations is slowly giving way to discourse. The time of polarity shift in the system is associated with a likely conflict between the descending hegemon and the ascending power (Snyder 2002; Mearsheimer 2010). This theoretical background suggest that in the future, we might witness a military conflict between the US and China. On the other side of the spectrum is a more optimistic view of China's rise, which emphasizes the role of economic interdependence and the extreme cost of any aggressive foreign policy that would escalate the conflict potential between China and the US (Ikenberry 2008; Kang 2007; Fravel 2010). This assumption of a future military conflict between the US and China is at the center of this research. In the following pages I will explore the idea of a military conflict between the US and China in an in-depth analysis of the most contested and conflict-prone issues between China and the US: the future of Taiwan and the Senkaku Island dispute. |
Keywords: | Taiwan; US; risk analysis; prospect theory; Senkaku Islands; China |
Thesis title: | Risk Analysis of Sino-American Military Conflict: The Trends in China-US Military Relationship |
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Author: | Šetina, Martin |
Thesis type: | Diplomová práce |
Supervisor: | Maslowski, Nicolas |
Opponents: | Rolenc, Jan Martin |
Thesis language: | English |
Abstract: | The ascent of China to a global power status has created a new wave of theoretical discourse on what this means for the future of international relations. The general consensus on a unipolar order of international relations is slowly giving way to discourse. The time of polarity shift in the system is associated with a likely conflict between the descending hegemon and the ascending power (Snyder 2002; Mearsheimer 2010). This theoretical background suggest that in the future, we might witness a military conflict between the US and China. On the other side of the spectrum is a more optimistic view of China's rise, which emphasizes the role of economic interdependence and the extreme cost of any aggressive foreign policy that would escalate the conflict potential between China and the US (Ikenberry 2008; Kang 2007; Fravel 2010). This assumption of a future military conflict between the US and China is at the center of this research. In the following pages I will explore the idea of a military conflict between the US and China in an in-depth analysis of the most contested and conflict-prone issues between China and the US: the future of Taiwan and the Senkaku Island dispute. |
Keywords: | Taiwan; China; prospect theory; risk analysis; US; Senkaku Islands |
Information about study
Study programme: | Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy/International and Diplomatic Studies |
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Type of study programme: | Magisterský studijní program |
Assigned degree: | Ing. |
Institutions assigning academic degree: | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
Faculty: | Faculty of International Relations |
Department: | Department of International and Diplomatic Studies |
Information on submission and defense
Date of assignment: | 31. 10. 2014 |
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Date of submission: | 2. 4. 2015 |
Date of defense: | 27. 5. 2015 |
Identifier in the InSIS system: | https://insis.vse.cz/zp/50116/podrobnosti |