Rise of Regions

Ronald L. Tammen is president of the TransResearch Consortium, professor emeritus at Portland State University, and research fellow at Claremont Graduate University. Jacek Kugler is Elizabeth Helms Rosecrans Professor of World Politics and Political Economy in the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University.

In this exciting new book, Tammen, Kugler, and colleagues provide a road map for international relations in the coming decades. They anchor their analyses in the latest research about power transition theory and apply that theory to a wide range of regional settings. This is the best book about the prospects for war and peace in the world’s regions and quite possibly the best book about power transition theory itself. The Rise of Regions is a must read for students of international conflict and cooperation, for scholars of international relations theory, and for scholars or practitioners interested in the prospects for regional conflict and cooperation. The authors employ many engaging graphics that make the work accessible to all readers, and consequently, it is appropriate for college courses at any level and will be of interest to non-academics interested in a rigorous and engaging appraisal of what to expect across the world’s regions in the years to come.

• List of Figures and TablesList of Abbreviations and AcronymsThe Power Transition Timeline1 The Rise of Regions Ronald L. Tammen and Jacek Kugler2 East Asia: China on the Move Ronald L. Tammen and Ayesha Umar Wahedi3 East Asia: China’s Campaign to Become a New World Leader Yi Feng, Zhijun Gao, and Zining Yang4 North America: The Peaceful Region Patrick James and Athanasios Hristoulas5 Europe: The EU Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Gaspare M. Genna, Birol Yesilada, and Osman Goktug Tanrikulu6 Europe: Nationalist Dream and the Effects of Zero Migration on Political PowerTadeusz Kugler7 Eurasia: Russia Plus Kristina Khederlarian, Allison Hamlin, and Jacek Kugler8 Middle East: Levant Zeyad Kelani, Marina Arbetman Rabinowitz, and Jacek Kugler9 Middle East: Northern TierAli Fisunoglu10 North Africa: Beyond the Arab SpringAmir Bagherpour and Ashraf Singer11 Sub-Saharan Africa: Civil Strife Nicholas M. Coulombe and Kristin Johnson12 South America: Uncertain Voyage Marina Arbetman Rabinowitz and Ayesha Umar Wahedi13 Northeast Asia: Challenge of Nuclear DeterrenceKyungkook Kang14 Central Asia: Caught in the MiddleJ. Patrick Rhamey, Jr.15 Southeast Asia: Emerging Pacific ContendersMarina Arbetman Rabinowitz and John Thomas16 South Asia: India the Emerging Global Giant John Thomas and Fredrick Clarke17 The Regional Setting for Trends in World PoliticsJacek Kugler and Ronald L. TammenIndexAbout the Contributors