LEADER 04476nam 2200409 450 001 9910584484803321 005 20221231220234.0 010 $a9783031061493$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031061486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7045744 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7045744 035 $a(CKB)24266178400041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924266178400041 100 $a20221231d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe new Cold War, China, and the Caribbean $eeconomic statecraft, China and strategic realignments /$fScott B. MacDonald 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d[2022] 210 4$d©2022 215 $a1 online resource (310 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: MacDonald, Scott B. The New Cold War, China, and the Caribbean Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783031061486 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Purpose of the Book -- Operationalizing Terms -- New Cold War? -- There Will Be No Cold War? -- Economic Statecraft -- Sharp Power -- Geography Still Matters -- Outline of the Book -- References -- 2 China's Caribbean Adventure -- China's Economic Landscape Changes -- Still Authoritarian After All These Years -- China's International Development Strategy -- China and Latin America -- China Comes to the Caribbean -- The Role of Confucius Institutes -- Changing Strategic Considerations -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 3 China, Venezuela, and Cuba: The New Cold War? -- Putting Venezuela into Context -- The Best of Times and the Worst of Times -- The Ties That Bind -- China, Cuba, and the New Cold War -- Defining China's Role in Cuba -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 China and the English-Speaking Caribbean and Suriname -- Better in the Bahamas? -- Trinidad and Tobago-Realpolitik and Mutual Interests -- Guyana -- Jamaica -- Suriname -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Caribbean States and the New Landscape -- The Return of Geopolitics and the Caribbean -- China's Economic Statecraft-A Sentiment Shaper -- Triggers to the Geopolitical Debate -- Covid-19 Diplomacy -- International Democracy -- Taiwan, China, Guyana, and Being Bullied -- The Chinese in the Caribbean: Negative Perceptions -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 The China-Taiwan Duel: Caribbean Echoes -- From Republic of China to Taiwan-A Brief Look -- A Global Game -- Panama, the New Cold War, and the Caribbean -- The "Loss" of the Dominican Republic -- Assessing the New Cold War Landscape-China, Taiwan, and the United States -- Taiwan's Covid-19 Diplomacy -- Taiwan and the Caribbean-A Bleak 2020s? -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Realignments, Tensions, and Asymmetry: Russia and Iran. 327 $aRussia's Return to the Caribbean -- The Return of Russia as a Great Power -- The Caribbean Beckons -- Russia's Role in Keeping Venezuela Afloat -- Russia and the Rest of the Caribbean -- Russia and the Offshore Caribbean -- Iran and the Caribbean -- The Hidden Hand of Oil Trading -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, and the New Cold War -- The European Caribbean -- Europe, the New Cold War, and the Caribbean -- Europe, China, and the Caribbean -- The UK and the Caribbean -- Canada, China, and the Caribbean -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 U.S. Policy in a Choppy Caribbean Sea -- Continuity and Change-The Bush and Obama Years -- The Trump Years and the New Cold War -- Pressure Politics -- The Place of Economic Statecraft -- Vaccine Policy-A Stumble -- U.S. Caribbean Policy-So Much Unfinished Business -- Climate Change, Energy Alternatives, and Transitions -- Puerto Rico and the New Cold War -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Conclusion -- Three Possible Scenarios -- China Uber Alles (China Above All) -- The China Fade Scenario -- The Muddle-Through Scenario -- Flashpoints and Opportunities -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. 606 $aPolitical science 615 0$aPolitical science. 676 $a895.134 700 $aMacDonald$b Scott B.$0123205 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910584484803321 996 $aThe New Cold War, China, and the Caribbean$92901419 997 $aUNINA