Evolution of the Balance of Power in the Asia Pacific Region in the Early 21st Century

Student: Mineev Konstantin

Educational Programme: Political Science (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2017

This research is aimed at the detailed study of the evolution of the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region in the early 21st Century. The paper is based on the analysis of the policy of the US and China in the APR. The retrospective of the relationship between the US and China from the end of the XX century has been analyzed, as well as the current period of their mutual relations. Neorealism is used as a basic paradigm, and a special theoretical framework is set by the theory of regional security complexes. The paper describes strategies and features of the balance of power changing, and reveals the presence of the phenomenon of the "security dilemma" between the US and China. The results of the research determine key features of the evolution of the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region.

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