Constructing National Security: U.S. Relations with India and China

Jarrod Hayes

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139628969

Jarrod Hayes explores why democracies tend not to use military force against each other. He argues that democratic identity - the shared understanding within democracies of who 'we' are and what 'we' expect from each other - makes it difficult for political leaders to construct external democracies as threats. At the same time, he finds that democratic identity enables political actors to construct external non-democracies as threats. To explore his argument, he looks at US relations with two rising powers: India and China. Through his argument and case studies, Professor Hayes addresses not just the democratic peace but also the larger processes of threat construction in international security, the role of domestic institutions in international relations, and the possibility for conflict between the United States and the world's two most populous countries.

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Constructing National Security - Half title page
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U.S. Relations with India and China
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Copyright page
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Dedication
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Contents
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Preface
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Introduction
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Constructing Democratic Security
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1 - Securitization, Identity, and Security Outcomes
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Part I - Democracy, Security, and the Relationship between India and the United States
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2 - Near Miss
pp 54-78
The Bangladesh War, India, and the United States in 1971
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3 - Nuclear Games
pp 79-98
The United States, India, and the Desecuritization of Nuclear Weapons
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Part II - The Nondemocratic “Other”:
pp 99-168
The Sino-American Relationship
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4 - Near Miss
pp 109-142
China and the United States in the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis
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5 - Collision Course: The 2001 Hainan Island EP-3 Incident
pp 143-158
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Conclusion
pp 159-168
The Social Construction of Security
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References
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Index
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Contents

Constructing National Security - Half title page
pp i-ii

Constructing National Security - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-xii

Introduction
pp 1-12

1 - Securitization, Identity, and Security Outcomes
pp 13-46

Part I - Democracy, Security, and the Relationship between India and the United States
pp 47-98

2 - Near Miss
pp 54-78

3 - Nuclear Games
pp 79-98

Part II - The Nondemocratic “Other”:
pp 99-168

4 - Near Miss
pp 109-142

5 - Collision Course: The 2001 Hainan Island EP-3 Incident
pp 143-158

Conclusion
pp 159-168

References
pp 169-202

Index
pp 203-211

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