Amitai Etzioni is University Professor and Professor of International Relations at The George Washington University. He is the author of Security First: For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy and From Empire to Community: A New Approach to International Relations.
Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of the history and current
state of U.S.-China relations, Etzioni sorts out the many myths and
common misconceptions and contrasts them with reality. His book
outlines the truly essential issues concerning competition and
cooperation between the two countries. His proposal for realistic
ways to construct a more peaceful relationship is poised to inspire
important debates over U.S.-Asia policy.- Ho-fung Hung, Johns
Hopkins University, author of The China Boom: Why China Will Not
Rule the World;
""Etzioni has written a brilliant little book that meticulously
examines the issues between the United States and China and the
interests and emotions that bear on them. There is no better way to
get up to speed on the increasingly tense relations between
Washington and Beijing than to read Avoiding War with China.""-
Ambassador Chas W. Freeman Jr., former Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Security Affairs;
""If the United States and China ever go to war, everybody on this
earth stands to lose. And if the United States and China are
friends, the entire world stands to gain. Indeed, things that make
the United States and China interdependent in this world are much
more and far greater than things that divide the two. In this book,
Etzioni clearly points out that in this globalized world,
relationships between great powers should adopt geoeconomic
principles, which often result in a win-win situation, and should
shy away from geopolitical considerations, which are always
zero-sum games.""- Patrick C. P. Ho, Deputy Chairman and Secretary
General of the China Energy Fund Committee;
""In a short book pointedly titled Avoiding War with China, Amitai
Etzioni has a more concrete idea of how China should be
accommodated. Etzioni, a professor at George Washington University,
is no softie. Having escaped from Nazi Germany as a child, he
served as a commando in the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. Etzioni knows
what war is like, in contrast to most armchair warriors in
Washington or indeed Beijing.... [E]minently sensible.""- The New
Yorker;
""In Avoiding War With China, Amitai Etzioni says that even
optimists give the U.S. and China only a one-in-four chance of
peace. He thinks those odds can be improved.""- The Daily
Beast;
""Prepare for back-to-school political debates: Avoiding War with
China – Amitai Etzioni. Without classes, club meetings and homework
assignments taking up your time, summer is the perfect opportunity
to catch up on current events around the world, and Avoiding War
with China will help you do just that. From the first chapter,
readers will begin to learn everything about the U.S. relationship
with China and why Etzioni thinks that war between the two
countries could be coming sooner than we think.""- The GW
Hatchet;
""Anyone considering how the United States and China might avoid a
devastating war will want to read this timely book. Stimulating and
engaging, this elegant work not only offers a fresh look at these
two nation's multifaceted relationship, but dissects major issues
with precision. This is a must read for today's national debate on
America’s China policy.""- Chunjuan Nancy Wei, University of
Bridgeport;
""The originality of this work is that it addresses numerous policy
recommendations to the United States, instead of to China, as is
the case with the vast majority of publications, in order to ensure
what is called a peaceful ‘transition of power’ between Washington
and Peking, while not jeopardizing the fundamental interests of the
United States in East Asia.""- Phébé (published by Le Point);
""[A]n important contribution to the burgeoning literature on the
future of Sino?U.S. relations.... Etzioni's call for a 'vigorous,
comprehensive public debate about U.S.?China policy' that can avoid
'a drift to war without compromising any of the core interests of
the United States and its allies' is a valuable counterweight to
the structural pessimism that infuses much of academic and public
discussions of the future of Sino?U.S. relations today.""-
Political Science Quarterly
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