The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks

Autores
Schindler, Seth; Alami, Ilias; DiCarlo, Jessica; Jepson, Nicholas; Rolf, Steve; Bayırbağe, Mustafa Kemal; Cyuzuzo, Louis; DeBoom, Meredith; Farahani, Alireza F.; Liu, Imogen T.; McNicol, Hannah; Miao, Julie T.; Nock, Philip; Teri, Gilead; Vila Seoane, Maximiliano Facundo; Ward, Kevin; Zajontz, Tim; Zhao, Yawei
Año de publicación
2023
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Relations between the US and China have deteriorated to their lowest point since their rapprochement in the 1970s. To make sense of contemporary geopolitics, our objective in this article is two-fold. First, we historically situate contemporary US-China rivalry to conceptualise the Second Cold War (SCW). We argue that in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, both the US and China launched ‘restorative’ political projects that harked back to imagined pasts. These projects are mutually exclusive and animate contemporary geopolitics. Second, we conceptualise the spatial logic of great power rivalry in the Second Cold War. In contrast to the first Cold War, when great powers sought to incorporate territory into blocs, the US and China currently compete on a global scale for centrality in four interrelated networks that they anticipate will underpin hegemony in the 21st century: infrastructure (e.g. logistics and energy), digital, production and finance. We review the state of competition in each network and draw two broad conclusions: (1) this mode of competition makes it difficult for either side to conclusively ‘win’ the Second Cold War, and (2) many countries are likely to remain integrated with both the US and China.
Fil: Schindler, Seth. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Alami, Ilias. Uppsala Universitet; Suecia
Fil: DiCarlo, Jessica. University of Utah; Estados Unidos
Fil: Jepson, Nicholas. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Rolf, Steve. University of Sussex; Reino Unido
Fil: Bayırbağe, Mustafa Kemal. Middle East Technical University.; Turquía
Fil: Cyuzuzo, Louis. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: DeBoom, Meredith. University of South Carolina; Estados Unidos
Fil: Farahani, Alireza F.. Sharif University of Technology; Irán
Fil: Liu, Imogen T.. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Países Bajos
Fil: McNicol, Hannah. University of Manchester; Reino Unido. University of Melbourne; Australia
Fil: Miao, Julie T.. University of Melbourne; Australia
Fil: Nock, Philip. Universitat Bonn; Alemania
Fil: Teri, Gilead. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Vila Seoane, Maximiliano Facundo. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Política y Gobierno; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Políticas. - Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Investigaciones Políticas; Argentina
Fil: Ward, Kevin. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Zajontz, Tim. Technische Universität Dresden; Alemania. Stellenbosch University; Sudáfrica
Fil: Zhao, Yawei. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
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Second Cold War
United States
China
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
title The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
spellingShingle The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
Schindler, Seth
Second Cold War
United States
China
title_short The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
title_full The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
title_fullStr The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
title_full_unstemmed The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
title_sort The Second Cold War: US-China Competition for Centrality in Infrastructure, Digital, Production, and Finance Networks
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Schindler, Seth
Alami, Ilias
DiCarlo, Jessica
Jepson, Nicholas
Rolf, Steve
Bayırbağe, Mustafa Kemal
Cyuzuzo, Louis
DeBoom, Meredith
Farahani, Alireza F.
Liu, Imogen T.
McNicol, Hannah
Miao, Julie T.
Nock, Philip
Teri, Gilead
Vila Seoane, Maximiliano Facundo
Ward, Kevin
Zajontz, Tim
Zhao, Yawei
author Schindler, Seth
author_facet Schindler, Seth
Alami, Ilias
DiCarlo, Jessica
Jepson, Nicholas
Rolf, Steve
Bayırbağe, Mustafa Kemal
Cyuzuzo, Louis
DeBoom, Meredith
Farahani, Alireza F.
Liu, Imogen T.
McNicol, Hannah
Miao, Julie T.
Nock, Philip
Teri, Gilead
Vila Seoane, Maximiliano Facundo
Ward, Kevin
Zajontz, Tim
Zhao, Yawei
author_role author
author2 Alami, Ilias
DiCarlo, Jessica
Jepson, Nicholas
Rolf, Steve
Bayırbağe, Mustafa Kemal
Cyuzuzo, Louis
DeBoom, Meredith
Farahani, Alireza F.
Liu, Imogen T.
McNicol, Hannah
Miao, Julie T.
Nock, Philip
Teri, Gilead
Vila Seoane, Maximiliano Facundo
Ward, Kevin
Zajontz, Tim
Zhao, Yawei
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Second Cold War
United States
China
topic Second Cold War
United States
China
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Relations between the US and China have deteriorated to their lowest point since their rapprochement in the 1970s. To make sense of contemporary geopolitics, our objective in this article is two-fold. First, we historically situate contemporary US-China rivalry to conceptualise the Second Cold War (SCW). We argue that in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, both the US and China launched ‘restorative’ political projects that harked back to imagined pasts. These projects are mutually exclusive and animate contemporary geopolitics. Second, we conceptualise the spatial logic of great power rivalry in the Second Cold War. In contrast to the first Cold War, when great powers sought to incorporate territory into blocs, the US and China currently compete on a global scale for centrality in four interrelated networks that they anticipate will underpin hegemony in the 21st century: infrastructure (e.g. logistics and energy), digital, production and finance. We review the state of competition in each network and draw two broad conclusions: (1) this mode of competition makes it difficult for either side to conclusively ‘win’ the Second Cold War, and (2) many countries are likely to remain integrated with both the US and China.
Fil: Schindler, Seth. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Alami, Ilias. Uppsala Universitet; Suecia
Fil: DiCarlo, Jessica. University of Utah; Estados Unidos
Fil: Jepson, Nicholas. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Rolf, Steve. University of Sussex; Reino Unido
Fil: Bayırbağe, Mustafa Kemal. Middle East Technical University.; Turquía
Fil: Cyuzuzo, Louis. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: DeBoom, Meredith. University of South Carolina; Estados Unidos
Fil: Farahani, Alireza F.. Sharif University of Technology; Irán
Fil: Liu, Imogen T.. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Países Bajos
Fil: McNicol, Hannah. University of Manchester; Reino Unido. University of Melbourne; Australia
Fil: Miao, Julie T.. University of Melbourne; Australia
Fil: Nock, Philip. Universitat Bonn; Alemania
Fil: Teri, Gilead. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Vila Seoane, Maximiliano Facundo. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Política y Gobierno; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Políticas. - Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Investigaciones Políticas; Argentina
Fil: Ward, Kevin. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Zajontz, Tim. Technische Universität Dresden; Alemania. Stellenbosch University; Sudáfrica
Fil: Zhao, Yawei. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
description Relations between the US and China have deteriorated to their lowest point since their rapprochement in the 1970s. To make sense of contemporary geopolitics, our objective in this article is two-fold. First, we historically situate contemporary US-China rivalry to conceptualise the Second Cold War (SCW). We argue that in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, both the US and China launched ‘restorative’ political projects that harked back to imagined pasts. These projects are mutually exclusive and animate contemporary geopolitics. Second, we conceptualise the spatial logic of great power rivalry in the Second Cold War. In contrast to the first Cold War, when great powers sought to incorporate territory into blocs, the US and China currently compete on a global scale for centrality in four interrelated networks that they anticipate will underpin hegemony in the 21st century: infrastructure (e.g. logistics and energy), digital, production and finance. We review the state of competition in each network and draw two broad conclusions: (1) this mode of competition makes it difficult for either side to conclusively ‘win’ the Second Cold War, and (2) many countries are likely to remain integrated with both the US and China.
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