Making sense of the new episode of great power rivalry in Africa through neorealist lenses: the Sino-US competition

Sari B.

MERIDIANO 47-JOURNAL OF GLOBAL STUDIES, cilt.20, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.20889/m47e20014
  • Dergi Adı: MERIDIANO 47-JOURNAL OF GLOBAL STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Polis Akademisi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study reveals the implications for US interests of China's extensive engagement with Africa. Making sense of international system through neorealist lenses, China's strengthening ties with African countries constitute a systemic threat US interests in several ways. The first is China's quest for African oil. The second concerns China's non-interference policy in African countries' domestic affairs. The third is the implications of China's extensive engagement with Africa for US position international system. These three challenges together have potential for upsetting the existing distribution of power in international system favouring the US.