Chapter Ten. Strong Conflict Constraints and Weak Conflict Inducements: The “Liberal Peace” Scenario

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Chapter One. Twenty- First- Century Transition Struggles 1
5. Chapter Two. Scenario Construction 15
6. Chapter Three. Scenarios of Future United States– China Warfare: What Is Missing from This Picture? 25
7. Chapter Four. Power-Transition, Offensive-Realism, and Leadership Long-Cycle Perspectives on Structural Transitions 47
8. Chapter Five. Systemic Transition Dynamics and Conflict Drivers in the China– United States Transition Context 83
9. Chapter Six. Constraints on Transition Conflict 108
10. Chapter Eight. Weak Conflict Constraints and Strong Conflict Inducements: The “Transition War” Scenario 170
11. chapter nine Strong Conflict Constraints and Strong Conflict Inducements: The “Pax Sinica” Scenario 182
12. Chapter Ten. Strong Conflict Constraints and Weak Conflict Inducements: The “Liberal Peace” Scenario 197
13. Chapter Eleven. Using the Scenarios in the Twenty- First Century 211
14. Notes 225
15. Index 263