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Debate #244 · World order, UN and great-power politics

Does China's rise make great-power conflict with the United States inevitable?

Asked 3 times · 3 years · International Relations
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (3)Evidence (1)PositionsSame themeHas the United Nations been sidelined as guarantor of international peace and security?Does WTO-led economic globalisation benefit or exploit developing countries like Pakistan?Is globalisation irreversible, or is nationalist backlash reasserting state control over economies?
+2 moreDoes international law effectively constrain the conduct of powerful states?Does an emerging multipolar order create more opportunity or risk for Pakistan?

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Examiners want: China's economic and military rise, Thucydides Trap, return of balance-of-power politics, evolving security architecture, implications for global order

The questions

2023
CSS · International Relations · Define

Does China's rise challenge the global political system? What are the implications on Balance of Power Politics?

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2019
CCE Sindh · International Relations · Explain

Who coined the term "Thucydides Trap"? What is this trap about? Explain it in detail from the prevalent international order and illustrate your answer with examples.

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2017
CSS · International Relations · Explain

The rise of China is being heralded as a return of 'balance of power' politics in international relations. As the world moves towards multipolarity, account for the essential features of the international security architecture and its evolving dynamics.

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Evidence you can cite

Thucydides Trap: rising vs ruling power cases ending in war: Twelve of 16 cases in the past 500 years ended violently (Past 500 years (Belfer Center case file))Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center, Thucydides's Trap project

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