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Lexington Books Temporal Horizons and Strategic Decisions in U.S.-China Relations Between Instant and Infinite 2015 Edition by Daniel Joseph Tauss
Using an interdisciplinary social-science approach, Temporal Horizons and Strategic Decisions in US-China Relations: Between Instant and Infinite takes on the challenge of understanding the foreign policy decision process through the lens of the temporal horizon. A temporal horizon is the distance into the future a decision-maker prioritizes when evaluating outcomes and considering possibilities. By looking at a number of recent key moments of US-China relations that have immediate, short-term, long term, and far-reaching implications, the book considers which are predominant in the policy process. Looking at the role of time as a factor in the decision-making process is not new to political science, but this book attempts to break down and articulate the process by looking at a range of specific time frames. The book places special attention on future considerations in a variety of ways, combining the insights of psychology, economics, and future studies to consider political science in a new manner. Table of contents :- Introduction and Overview: Looking to the Horizons, East and WestChapter One: Times and Places: An Introduction to Horizons, Their Use and Their Role in China, America, and TaiwanChapter Two: Vantage Points and Abounding Horizons: Analytical Insights and Interdisciplinary ConnectionsChapter Three: A Narrow Course, the View None Too Clear: The Taiwan Strait Missile Crisis, 1995-6Chapter Four: The Future, Futures, Deals, and Dividends: China's Entry in the World Trade OrganizationConclusion: Futures' Beginning: Concluding Thoughts