Alliance Persistence within the Anglo-American Special Relationship

Ruike Xu is a lecturer in the School of English and International Studies at the Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. His research focuses mainly on Anglo-American relations, Alliance theories, Israeli-American relations and China's foreign policy in the Middle East. 

Chapter 1: Explaining the Persistence of the AASR: An Alliance Persistence Perspective.- Chapter 2: Asymmetrical Distribution of Power and the Persistence of the Utilitarian AASR in the Post-Cold War Era.- Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework.- Chapter 4: Institutionalization and the Persistence of the Sticky AASR in the Post-Cold War Era.- Chapter 5: Common Threats and the Persistence of the Vigilant AASR in the Post-Cold War Era.- Conclusion: A Theory of Alliance Persistence and the Future of the AASR.