More China

As I was browsing the Fed stuff I came across CFR stuff, which led me to Foreign Affairs. On the main page is a blurb for an article about China as a hegemonic contender entitled, "Changing China." I thought that was a funny find, having just posted about that issue.

So peep this China graphic from the unpopular Foreign Affairs mag. The graphic should be there until Feb., but I can't access a private page with it, but I wanted to concentrate on the language within it:

"Changing China. As China is rising it is evolving. But how far will its political liberalization go? And can its economic and military power be successfully integrated into the existing liberal international order?"

At least one of the articles within examines China's rising power, and argues that China won't necessarily reinvent the international order, but will fall in line with the international organizations set up by post-war America. It is just a possibility that China won't turn over the International system, but it is definitely possible. The author, John Ikenberry, notes that in order for this to even have a chance, the US must validate these international institutions by complying more with International Organizations, which in turn means abandoning its post-9/11 departure from international cooperation to unilateral action. The US empire will end sooner or later, the question is if its legacy will be impressed on the global system in lasting, formidable, cooperative international groups, or if it will be scorned for its unilateral tyranny. I know CFR is a popular opponent, but Ikenberry's ideas in this article are down (well as far as I've read he's down). The values framed in the constitution are best protected if impressed in these organizations, as they currently are, though the organizations need more teeth... more legitimacy. International Organizations will only be validated once the US falls in with its own premises and orgs. A broad international base will be more apt to contend with challenges to our adopted value system.

Project for a New American Century, furthering the American Empire

PNAC Statement of Principles

As stated on its website, "the Project for the New American Century is a non-profit, educational organization whose goal is to promote American global leadership." If you take a look around the rest of the info available on their site, you'll understand that they're talking about the same kind of global leadership that has locked us into a festering war in Iraq (and possibly, a very volatile one in Iran soon to come) and that has allowed our country to lose its once enviable standing in the world.

Check that site out, there's a lot to read. Also of interest in this area would be the website of the Council on Foreign Relations. I won't even get started on them right now, but you can even find and read an online copy of their book Building a North American Community on Google Books. Google the North American Union, Security Prosperity Partnership for more info.

I hope this finds you all well, I think we're going to learn a lot from eachother.
Peace