Power, national security, and transformational global events : challenges confronting America, China, and Iran /

As the United States struggled to survive the recent recession, China quietly acquired a vast amount of U.S. Treasury bills and bonds. With China now holding so much of America's debt, currency valuation issues have already caused tensions between the two superpowers. Couple this with Iran'...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Johnson, Thomas A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2012.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:As the United States struggled to survive the recent recession, China quietly acquired a vast amount of U.S. Treasury bills and bonds. With China now holding so much of America's debt, currency valuation issues have already caused tensions between the two superpowers. Couple this with Iran's efforts to develop into a nuclear power in an area that lacks political stability, and the United States and China could soon find themselves in a global power tug-of-war.Power, National Security, and Transformational Global Events: Challenges Confronting America, China, and Iran.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (385 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0429252021
9780429252020
1466567996
9781466567993
1439884234
9781439884232