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China has achieved near superpower status in both the economic and military realms. The United States has reacted with a strategy of rebalancing, pivoting, toward Asia, and China. How the United States should execute this strategy to reassure China and the rest of Asia so that cooperation, not confrontation, governs the relationship between Washington and Beijing is the focus of this book.

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Argues that now is the time for Western nations to negotiate a new security architecture for neutral countries in eastern Europe to stabilize the region and reduce the risks of war with Russia. Michael O'Hanlon believes NATO expansion has gone far enough. The core concept of this new security architecture would be one of permanent neutrality.

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Critical global issues, such as climate change and terrorism, require innovative solutions. Can civil society and political leadership be linked across nations to address these scourges Bruce Jones offers a solution that harnesses the power of centralized states and their citizenry to form a hybrid governance system to tackle the transnational issues confronting the globe today.

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The United States spends a lot of money on defense: $607 billion in the current fiscal year. But Brookings national security scholar Michael O'Hanlon argues that is roughly the right amount given the overall size of the national economy and continuing US responsibilities around the world. If anything, he says spending should increase modestly under the next president.

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The civil war in Syria has forced some 10 million peoplemore than half the country's population - from their homes and communities, creating one of the largest human displacements since the end of World War II. This volume looks beyond the ever-increasing numbers of Syria's uprooted population to consider the long-term economic, political, and social implications of this movement of people.