CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. Introduction: A New Bipolar System 1
5. PART I: PAST AND PRESENT POLARITY
6. 2. Explaining and Understanding Polarity 23
7. 3. Contemporary U.S.-China Bipolarity 50
8. 4. Distinguishing Top-Ranking States and Comparing Bipolarity 76
9. PART II: SYSTEMIC EFFECTS: PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR AND STABILITY
10. 5. Strong Balancing Postponed 99
11. 6. U.S.-China Relations and the Risk of War 126
12. 7. The Return of Bipolarity: Global and Regional Effects 150
13. 8. Conclusion: Geostructural Realism 178
14. Notes 189
15. Bibliography 241
16. Index 261