| ID | 156241 |
| Title Proper | Strategic hedging of Iran, Russia, and China |
| Other Title Information | Juxtaposing participation in the global system with regional revisionism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Puri, Samir |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the hedging strategies of Iran, Russia, and China. It demonstrates how these deeply dissatisfied states have used strategic hedging to pursue status and security: specifically, through local revisionism that does not jeopardize their ability to participate in the international system or trigger interstate war. The case studies show how these states have maintained this balance during three of the biggest interstate crises of the twenty-first century so far: confrontations over Iran's nuclear program, Russia's destabilization of Ukraine, and China's maritime operations. Each case juxtaposes these states΄ regional assertion of power with their efforts to bargain with the system hegemon. The evidence shows that despite ostensibly revisionist maneuvers, none of these states want to fight the US or to break with the global system. Rather, each has executed its revisionist gambits as part of a wider hedging strategy, calibrating their level of aggression to the tolerance of the US. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Global security Studies Vol. 2, No.4; Oct 2017: p.307–323 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Global security Studies Vol: 2 No 4 |
| Key Words | Iran ; China ; Russia ; Multipolarity ; Polarity ; Strategic Hedging |