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Products Of Their Environment? Nuclear Proliferation And The Emerging Multipolar International System, Jonathan David Moore
Products Of Their Environment? Nuclear Proliferation And The Emerging Multipolar International System, Jonathan David Moore
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The world is shifting from a unipolar system following the end of the Cold War to a multipolar system that is ushered in by "the rise of the rest." This change in the global structure has led some analysts to predict an increase in nuclear weapons proliferation caused by increased uncertainty and a decrease in alliances and security assurances. Nuclear proliferation, however, will not increase because these types of predictions are founded upon realist assumptions that inaccurately predict the characteristics of the emerging multipolar system as well as inaccurately understanding calculations of states with regard to nuclear weapons programs. I …
Disputed Theory And Security Policy: Responding To The "Rise Of China", Joseph K. Clifton
Disputed Theory And Security Policy: Responding To The "Rise Of China", Joseph K. Clifton
CMC Senior Theses
Much has been written on the security implications of the "Rise of China," yet there is little consensus, posing a problem for policymakers. I highlight the areas of disagreement, arguing that the lack of consensus is a product of different theoretical positions. Since there is not an obviously correct theoretical position, policymakers must make decisions based on significant uncertainty. I argue that policymakers ought therefore reject costly and decontextualized theories, such as offensive realism, while still maintaining openness to theoretical knowledge.