Fuses, chains, and backlashes : China, the United States, and the dynamics of conflict contagion and escalation /

"Fuses, Chains, and Backlashes analyzes the reasons for some local, bilateral conflicts escalate and spread to become large, intense, and multilateral wars? This book investigates the processes that lead to huge albeit rare conflagrations such as World War I. It stresses equifinality, historica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chan, Steve (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Escalation (Military science) United States > Foreign relations > China. China > Foreign relations > United States. Taiwan > Strategic aspects. Escalade (Science militaire) États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Chine. Chine > Relations extérieures > États-Unis. Arms Control. International Relations. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Security (National & International) Public Policy. Warfare & defence. Warfare and Defence. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction to the dynamics of conflict contagion and escalation
Local rivalries as possible fuses for larger conflicts
Alliances as balls and chains on conflict contagion
The backlash effects of self-defeating policies
The dynamics of Sino-American tension.