US vs. China: A Battle for the 21st Century

Proroković, Dušan (2024) US vs. China: A Battle for the 21st Century. In: The 4rd “Dialogues on China” International Academic Conference: Harvesting the winds of change: China and the global actors. Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade, pp. 84-96. ISBN 978-86-7067-338-0

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Abstract

The continuous deterioration of relations between the US and China is taking on increasingly dramatic forms. The introduction of various trade and financial restrictions led to a decline in mutual trust and caused a whole series of political disagreements. From a structural realism perspective, the current and future deterioration of these relations does not come as a surprise.The establishment of a new balance of power in international relations does not occur through cooperation but through confrontation. This paper examines the question of the further dynamics of that confrontation as well as its consequences for international security. The paper consists of three parts. The first part describes the ongoing deterioration of US-China relations. The second part is dedicated to the concept of the balance of power and the specific case study to which this concept refers, and the third part analyses the dynamics and consequences of the confrontation between the US and China. The assumption being proven is that the confrontation will continue with unabated intensity and that this is a consequence of the character of international relations that take place in an anarchic environment. The theoretical framework is based on structural realism, and the methodological framework is based on the methods of descriptive analysis and case study. The time frame is limited to the period from the second decade of the 21st century onwards.

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