Middle Powers and the Rise of China (Georgetown University Press, 2014)
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 China's Rise through the Prism of Middle Powers; 2 Locating Middle Powers in International Relations Theory and Power Transitions; 3 China's Discovery of Middle Powers; 4 US Responses to Middle Powers and China; 5 South Korea's Middle Power Response to the Rise of China; 6 Malaysia, Thailand, and the ASEAN Middle Power Way; 7 Indonesia Responds to China's Rise; 8 Australia: A Traditional Middle Power Faces the Asian Century; 9 South Africa's Middle Power Ambitions: Riding the Dragon or Being Its Pet?
10 Turkey and China in the Post-Cold War World: Great Expectations11 Brazil's Rise as a Middle Power: The Chinese Contribution; 12 Conclusion: Seeing beyond Hegemony; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.
China's rise is changing the dynamics of the international system. Middle Powers and the Rise of China is the first work to examine how the group of states referred to as ""middle powers"" are responding to China's growing economic, diplomatic, and military power. States with capabilities immediately below those of great powers, middle powers still exercise influence far above most other states. Their role as significant trading partners and allies or adversaries in matters of regional security, nuclear proliferation, and global governance issues such as human rights and climate change are res
Includes bibliographical references and index