Geostrategic Psychology and the Rise of Forbearance

by JIANG Peng

Overview

Based on the framework of geostrategic psychology, this book elucidates the intrinsic law of the rise and fall of great powers and gives insights into the quandary of China's rise and the mechanism behind the strategy.

Conflating geopolitics and strategic psychology, geostrategic psychology is rooted in the historical study of strategy and premised on an assumption that human beings bear resemblance in psychology and behavior when facing the same structure of geopolitical circumstance. The book analyzes intriguing phenomena from strategic psychology, including trend anxiety and conflict willingness, the Old Man Phenomenon in international politics, the Santa Claus Effect, the Myth of the Sunk Cost Fallacy, Bidder Myth, Gambler's Game, Philip Trap, William's Dilemma, Heartland Myth, Domino's Fear, Golden Nation Myth, Alliance Commitment Dilemma and Corinthian Dilemma among others. The author combines theory, history and the practice of international politics, revealing how a nation can occupy a favorable position in the field of global strategic competition and prospects for China.

The title will be a valuable reference for observers of international politics as well as researchers and students interested in international relations, international politics, geopolitics, strategic psychology and geostrategic psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032344089
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2022
Series:	China Perspectives
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jiang Peng is Associate Professor at Sun Yat-Sen University, China. His research fields include the theory of Western international relations, theory of the rise of great powers, geopolitics and history of modern international relations.

Table of Contents

1. Trend Anxiety and Conflict Intention: Defensive Aggression in the Competition for Regional Dominance, 2. The “Philip Trap” and the Strategic Overdraft of the Rise of a Sea-Land Composite Power, 3. The “William's Dilemma” and the Strategic Choice of the Rise of a Sea-Land Composite Power, 4. Same Color Competition and Different Color Complementarity: Strategic Counterattack Caused by the Thinking of “Developing Both Sea and Land”, 5. Reverse Strategy: The Check and Balance the Weak, 6. How Can a Weighted Country Raise Its Own Price?: A Research on the “Corinth Puzzle” in Alliance Politics under the Bipolar Pattern, 7. The Analysis of the Utility of Geostrategic Psychology in Cracking the “Sandwich” Check-and-Balance Structure of Rising Countries, 8. Edge Trapping: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Anti-containment Strategy under the Bipolar System, 9. Role Cognition and Discourse Construction: The Political Logic of Selective Intervention by Hegemonic Powers, 10. Unintentionally Doing Evil without Punishment: The Application of Geostrategic Psychology in Avoiding Hegemonic Containment