1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Acknowledgments

      5  Preface Notes to Preface

      6  1. Searching for a Post-Cold War Ballast The Rise of a Unifying Construct A Pyrrhic Victory? The Search for a New Anchor Aggression in Europe and Tension in Asia The Follies of Triumphalism The Need for an Affirmative Vision A Critique and an Alternative Notes

      7  2. Drawing Historical Analogies 1930s Redux? A New Cold War? The Lessons and Limits of Analogies Notes

      8  3. Probing Great-Power Competition The Competition Snowball The Elusiveness of Victory The Possibility of Boundless Competition A Superpower’s Anxiety Quiet Confidence Notes

      9  4. Managing a Resurgent China An Unprecedented Psychological Test Growing US Unease Distrust in the Time of Pandemic A New US “Consensus” on China Policy? The Debate over China’s Intentions Internal Obstacles to “National Rejuvenation” China’s Self-Encircling Diplomacy China’s Sputnik Moment The Core of the World’s Central Competition China’s Narrative Momentum An Asymmetric Approach to a Limited Competitor Realistic Expectations of Allies and Partners The Need for Domestic Renewal The Inescapability of Cohabitation Notes

      10  5. Assessing Russia’s Conduct and the Sino-Russian Entente The Debate over Russia’s Greatness Strategic Opportunism An Incremental Escape from the Security Dilemma Russia as “Hurricane” and China as “Climate Change” The Improbability of Wedges A Limited Entente A Chronic Condition Notes

      11  6. Seizing America’s Great-Power Opportunity Eight Principles to Inform US Foreign Policy America’s Great-Power Opportunity Notes

      12  Afterword Notes

      13  Index

      14  End User License Agreement

      1  Cover

      2  Table of Contents

      3  Title Page

      4  Copyright

      5  Acknowledgments

      6  Preface

      7  Begin Reading

      8  Afterword

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