10461. Not In The Cards: U.S.-China Arms Control In The Era of MultiPolar Competition
- Author:
- Eliza Gheorghe and Dilan Ezgi Koc
- Publication Date:
- 12-2021
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ)
- Institution:
- Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ)
- Abstract:
- The distribution of power at the international level and the intensity of the security rivalry can explain the trajectory of arms control between China and the United States. Washington and Beijing were able to work together during the second half of the Cold War and for much of unipolarity because the system was bipolar and the security competition was mild or non-existent. The advent of multipolarity and the ensuing intense security competition put an end to Sino-American cooperation on arms control. The current circumstances are not conducive to a resumption of exchanges.
- Topic:
- Arms Control and Proliferation, Military Strategy, Hegemony, Strategic Competition, and Strategic Interests
- Political Geography:
- China, Asia, North America, and United States of America