War or Peace?

<strong>China and the USA will determine the course of the next century. What can we expect?</strong>

Today, China and the USA account for forty per cent of the globe's GDP and over a fifth of its population; their rivalry impacts the lives of everyone on this planet. As political relations between the two have grown ever frostier through the twenty-first century, the question inevitably arises: are America and China now destined for war? Or is our fragile global order on the brink of another colossal shift - but in a very different direction?

On the 250^th anniversary of American independence and beyond, Tim Hames looks to the past, present and future of these two great powers for answers. Examining the potentialities of the next twenty-five years - collaboration or competition; peace or conflict - <em>War or Peace?</em> offers an insightful exploration of the countries' fractious, unpredictable dynamic. In mapping a path to peace, Hames presents the alternative to much vaunted and apocalyptic Thucydides Trap which asserts that an outright all-out clash is close to inevitable.