The United States and China in the Era of Global Transformations

Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr is tenured Associate Professor of International Relations at the History and International Studies Section, Institute for History, Leiden University. Born in the Philippines and educated in Germany and the United States, he is a Dutch scholar focusing on international human rights norms, North-South relations, global security issues, and contemporary United States foreign policy.

Part 1: Introduction, Theory, and the Transnational Sites of Contestations


1. Spatial Imaginaries and Geopolitics in US–China Rivalry - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr


2. The US, China, and the Implications of Uneven and Combined Development - James Parisot and Jake Lin


Part 2: Geographies of Rivalry: Spatializing US–China Relations


3. Southeast Asia and the Militarization of South China Sea - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr


4. South Asian Contestations and India’s Strategic Role: An Advaita Account - Deepshikha Shahi


5. Northeast Asia and China’s Pursuit of Greatness - Jing Sun


6. Africa and US–China Rivalry: Between Webs and Bases - Lina Benabdallah


7. Latin America and the Caribbean: How the Belt and Road Initiative Diminished US Influence - Juan E. Serrano-Moreno


8. The Middle East and Changing Superpower Relations - Chien-Kai Chen and Ceren Ergenc


9. Arctic Interests: How China is Challenging the US - Cameron Carlson and Linda Kiltz


10. Europe’s Role in US–China Strategic Competition - Richard Maher and Till Schöfer


Part 3: Conclusions


11. Conclusions: Reframing the Puzzle of US-China Rivalry - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr