Calder, Kent E.

The New Continentalism: Energy and Twenty-First-Century Eurasian Geopolitics

In this groundbreaking book Kent E. Calder argues that a new transnational configuration is emerging in Asia, driven by economic growth, rising energy demand, and the erosion of longstanding geopolitical divisions. What Calder calls the New Silk Road with a strengthening multi-faceted relationship between East Asia and the Middle East at its core could eventually emerge as one of the world s most important multilateral configurations. Straddling the border between comparative politics and international relations theory, this important book will stimulate debate and discussion in both fields.