Graduation Year
2024
Date of Submission
4-2024
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Jean-Pierre Murray
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Abstract
Over the past decade, as China has emerged with a stronger presence on the international stage, the U.S.-China relationship has begun to deteriorate. Trade between the two nations has decreased significantly and tensions surrounding Taiwan have skyrocketed, leaving many worried about the potential for military engagement. In this thesis, I examine the changing relationship between the United States and China through a critique of modern peace-conflict theories. To isolate a turning point in U.S.-China relations, I propose the application of a strategy-focused analysis to claim that the weakening relationship between the two nations is indicative of a shift from foreign policy decisions being made using linear logic, to paradoxical, strategic logic.
Recommended Citation
Hamid, Eman, "Applying Luttwak’s Strategy Focused Paradigm to Modern Peace Theories: An Analysis of Changing U.S.-China Relations" (2024). CMC Senior Theses. 3616.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/3616
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
