Part I. China and the International Order. Rising powers and the risks of war: A realist view of Sino-American relations / Stephen M. Walt
A new order of things? China, America, and the struggle over world order / G. John Ikenberry
Not quite the same as it ever was: power shifts and contestation over the American-led world order / William C. Wohlforth
Restraints on conflict in the China-US relationship: contesting power transition theory / Rosemary Foot
Part II. Historical Perspectives. The rise and fall of great powers: the use of history / Geir Lundestad
The sound of distant thunder: the pre-World War I Anglo-German rivalry as a model for Sino-American relations in the early twenty-first century / Christopher Layne
The weight of the past in China's relations with its Asian neighbors / Odd Arne Westad
Part III. Domestic Dimensions. The rise and fall of the China model: implications for world peace / Minxin Pei
Curtailing China's rise before the real takeoff? Censorship, social protests, and political legitimacy / Johan Lagerkvist
Part IV. Domestic Politics
International Policies. Is Chain a global power? / David Shambaugh
Despite the "new assertiveness," China is not up for challenging the global order / Zhang Ruizhuang
Part V. China and Its Rivals. Coexistence in China's regional and global maritime security strategies: revisionism by defensive means / Liselotte Odgaard
The rise of China in Asia: Japan at the nexus / Yoshihide Soeya
Can India balance China in Asia? / Jonathan Holslag
Axis of opposition: China, Russia, and the West / Michael Cox
How should the US respond to a rising China? / Steven E. Lobell.
