Evaluating threats to America’s national security is a challenge that is undertaken by academics, intelligence analysts, policy-makers, and anyone else with the patience. During the Cold War, America’s biggest concern was easy to define, the only other state capable of competing with America, the Soviet Union. Today, America faces threats from states, non-state actors, domestic groups, and even economic conditions. However, two states should always be kept in mind when discussing national security, China and Russia, with China being the biggest threat. China is the most populous state in the world, with over 1.3 trillion inhabitants (Central Intelligence Agency 2010). Because of its large population base, China also has the largest military …show more content…
Economically, Russia is very competitive, yet is not growing at the same rate as America and China (Central Intelligence Agency 2010). In addition, Russia’s outdated infrastructure is Moscow-centric, which does not encourage much growth outside of the Moscow region (Encyclopedia of the Nations 2010). Despite its economic shortcomings, Russia maintains a relatively modern military, because of the Cold War arms race against America; however, the Soviet strategy of mass building cheap equipment is being replaced by the Russian strategy of designing and building new equipment that is technologically closer to America (Gutterman 2010). Once Russia completes its transformation into a more modernized fighting force, it will be the largest military threat America …show more content…
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During the twentieth century, China developed the strongest economy throughout the world. The mass population of the Chinese people helped in the production in goods which in tailed helped China’s economy grow. Russia was not far behind China after the Industrial revolution, Russia needed a plan if they were going to catch up to China. China was relying on the exporting of goods and long term goals for profit. Russia focused on Five-Year Plans, “the form of economy worked for communism, consistently appealing to the intellectuals of developing countries in Asia” (Paul Craig Roberts 2). The Industrial Revolution had helped the growth of both China and Russia’s economy throughout the Twentieth
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...h development of Russia, and the West’s involvement in that task. Russia must feel as though it is being treated as if it is a major player on the world scale, which it is. If it feels that it is being regarded lightly, it will shut itself off from the rest of the world and positive change will not occur. This means that using Russia to augment the United States’ security needs at no benefit to Russia needs to end. The West must recognize the differences in Russia and work around those differences in order to find a system that works for them. A realist approach is clearly not the answer as it only fuels negativity, and does nothing to encourage Russia to fix their internal problems which are hindering the country. If the West can engage productively with Russia, an era of cooperation will ensue which will be essential in solving the globes security problems.
The sole reason for Chinese nuclear force was to deter a nuclear attack on China. The development of U.S. missile defense systems, however, has compelled China to take an offensive reaction to this and began to advance its nuclear force. Now, there are two main reasons why a U.S. missile defense system would influenced China’s nuclear force modernization. First, a U.S. missile defense system undermines China’s nuclear minimum deterrence. Second, China continues to view the United States as its main potential enemy because of U.S. security relations in Asia, particularly Taiwan. For these reasons, Beijing’s nuclear modernization will be pursued at the same rate as Washington deploys missile defense systems to keep a viable deterrence.
China's nuclear weapons program has always been unique among the programs of the five official nuclear weapons states recognized by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. For a variety of economic, political, and cultural reasons, the Chinese program has had a very different trajectory of development, with different objectives, than those of the other major powers' nuclear weapons and missile programs.
America is facing one of the most important geopolitical objectives since World War II and at that time it was to prevent the rise of a regional superpower on the Europe and Asia continent. The U.S must not treat China any different in this case if China is on the brink of becoming a regional superpower. The United States should rebalance their strategy in the South China Sea to answer Chinese growing power, that would not only be against China’s increasing assertiveness in the region like contested territorial and maritime space but also against China’s increasing trade and economic takeover. For the last decades the United States has shown its global power through its navy and around the world bases; there increasingly challenges through the rise of new naval power from other superpowers, making much improvement and proliferation of A2/AD capabilities, and piracy. Forces ranging from globalization to regional-power competition are motivating a number of states around the world to invest in maritime capabilities. Following the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis, during which the United States moved two aircraft carriers to the Strait as a show of force after Chinese aggression, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has prioritized the development of a blue-water navy that rivals the United States’. Additionally, countries including Japan, South Korea, India,
United States and Russia have very few similarities on government like for example on military power. Both have nuclear arsenals, tanks, fighting vehicles, aircrafts, navy ships and same power of guns. They also have the same service age to the military at age 18 years old. But United States continues to be the rank number one of
The claim that one nation is more powerful than the other is irrelevant. Comparing Russia and the United States economies is basically based on how weak analysis believe the Russian Federation really is. Many experts predicted the collapse of Russian economy (Aleksashenko,2016). Why should investors choose the United States over Russia? The United States is business friendly, has a better quality of life, and plenty of infrastructure and workforce factors.
I was surprised to learn that over eight billion dollars was spend towards the military and defense. As a result of the excessive spending, the Russian economy suffered greatly after the Cold War. Despite all this spending, there was no clear winner of this war without violence. Much of this rivalry was due to differences in political views, and even miscommunication.
In 1776, even as Adam Smith was championing the ideals of a free market economy, he recognized that the interests of national security far outweighed the principles of free trade. More then two centuries later, that sentiment proves to still be accurate and in use. Since the early 1900s, the United States has used this precept to defend its position on trade barriers to hostile nations, and through the majority of the century, that predominantly referred to the Soviet Union and its allies.
The rise in China from a poor, stagnant country to a major economic power within a time span of twenty-eight years is often described by analysts as one of the greatest success stories in these present times. With China receiving an increase in the amount of trade business from many countries around the world, they may soon be a major competitor to surpass the U.S. China became the second largest economy, last year, overtaking Japan which had held that position since 1968 (Gallup). China could become the world’s largest economy in decades.
In United States the economy has changed over the years the government wants their people to be more competitive and more marketable compared to other country such china. Many people have come to the conclusion that China may be a threat in the near future because of their growing economy and increasing influence in the world.
In the race to be the best, China is clearly outperforming the United States. China has strong economic fundamentals¬ such as “a high savings rate, huge labor pool, and powerful work ethic” (Rachman, Gideon. "Think Again: American Decline). Their economy has grown an astonishing 9-10% over the past thirty years; almost double of what it used to be decades ago. China is also the “world’s greatest manufacturer and its greatest market” (Rachman). The continuing growth of China's economy is a source of concern for not only the U.S. but surrounding nations as well. One could argue that the U.S. need not worry about China’s growth because of the spread of globalization and that western ideologies would influence China to turn to democracy. Yet China has still managed to “incorporate censorship and one party rule with continuing economic success” (Rachman) and remains a communist country. Hypothetically, even if China does resort to a democratic state, this does not gua...
China is one of the main viable candidates as this century’s new world power. Today, it maintains a strong economic stance within the international market, and is expanding at a rapid pace. The United States cannot maintain its position as hegemon for the rest of humanity; just as how ...