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The Uses and Abuses of Weaponized Interdependence Paperback – March 2, 2021
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How globalized information networks can be used for strategic advantage
Until recently, globalization was viewed, on balance, as an inherently good thing that would benefit people and societies nearly everywhere. Now there is growing concern that some countries will use their position in globalized networks to gain undue influence over other societies through their dominance of information and financial networks, a concept known as weaponized interdependence.
In exploring the conditions under which China, Russia, and the United States might be expected to weaponize control of information and manipulate the global economy, the contributors to this volume challenge scholars and practitioners to think differently about foreign economic policy, national security, and statecraft for the twenty-first century. The book addresses such questions as: What areas of the global economy are most vulnerable to unilateral control of information and financial networks? How sustainable is the use of weaponized interdependence? What are the possible responses from targeted actors? And how sustainable is the open global economy if weaponized interdependence becomes a default tool for managing international relations?
- Print length351 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBrookings Institution Press
- Publication dateMarch 2, 2021
- Dimensions5.9 x 1.1 x 8.9 inches
- ISBN-100815738374
- ISBN-13978-0815738374
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Editorial Reviews
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'Weaponized Interdependence' is now 'a thing' and one of the hot concepts in international relations, and indeed it is an essential idea for understanding the world. This volume has the ideal editors, and it is a wonderful introduction to the topic.
Tyler Cowen, professor of economics, George Mason University
New technologies have been introduced quickly. These new technologies have produced new opportunities for the use of power. The tight relationship between underlying capabilities and the ability to do harm has been severed. The old world is at an end. This volume is at least a beginning on getting some grasp on how this new world will develop.
Stephen D. Krasner, Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations, Stanford University
In bilateral relations, states use asymmetrical interdependence to coerce others. In networks with increasing returns to scale, they use 'weaponized interdependence' to do so. The Uses and Abuses of Weaponized Interdependence demonstrates the importance of weaponized interdependence in contemporary world politics and is essential reading for scholars and policymakers alike.
Robert O. Keohane, professor emeritus, Princeton University, and co-author, Power and Independence
From the Back Cover
How globalized information networks can be used for strategic advantage
For a century, economic interdependence was perceived as having a moderating effect on international relations. In recent years, however, we have seen China, Russia, and the United States weaponize economic networks that they control in arenas ranging from finance and energy to transport. In exploring the conditions under which weaponized interdependence is attempted, the contributors to this volume challenge scholars and practitioners to think differently about foreign economic policy, national security, and statecraft for the twenty-first century. What areas of the global economy are most vulnerable to unilateral control of information and financial networks? How sustainable is the use of weaponized interdependence? What are the possible responses from targeted actors? And can the open global economy endure if weaponized interdependence becomes a default tool for managing international relations?
About the Author
Daniel W. Drezner is professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Henry Farrell is the SNF Agora Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Abraham L. Newman is a professor in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Government Department, Georgetown University, and director of the Mortara Center for International Studies.
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- Publisher : Brookings Institution Press (March 2, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 351 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0815738374
- ISBN-13 : 978-0815738374
- Item Weight : 11.7 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.9 x 1.1 x 8.9 inches
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