Bargaining interactions reconsidered: the Korean Peninsula nuclear crisis viewed through the lens of hierarchy

Cook, Richard; Ohle, Maximilian; Han, Zhaoying

doi:10.1080/09512748.2019.1651759

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“…As seen in Figure 1 which delineates a form of rational bargaining interactions, a subordinate views hierarchical conditions with a dominant as a valuable alternative to the conditions of self-help or anarchical relations, as it has identified potential for aligned interests. These hierarchical (H) bargains are conducted as dominant (D) to subordinate(s) (S 1 /S n ), that is, H 1 = D 1 (S 1 + S n ) (Cook et al, 2019, p. 6). Under these conditions, actors per se are not ordered as equal entities, but via an asymmetric lens, as actors’ relative properties are unequal (Renshon, 2017, p. 1; Womack, 2016).…”

Section: “Anarchy” and “Hierarchy” As Sui Generis Hegemonic Order Catmentioning

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China’s engagement with Kazakhstan and Russia’s Zugzwang: Why is Nur-Sultan incurring regional power hedging?

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Han

2020

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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Grappling with the contemporary topos of a Sino-Russian Entente, Kazakhstan is caught between a delicate long-term peer-competition and potentially a structural rivalry involving the two Eurasian Leviathans, China and Russia. Acknowledging this perspective, Nur-Sultan is inducing hedging dynamics, fishing for a better range of net benefits, while playing a significant fulcrum role central to the regional geopolitical and geo-economic matrix. Although Russia is retaining the prevailing role in the security domain, China is catching up with Russia in various economic indices, notably generated by the Belt and Road Initiative. Utilizing the conceptualization of hierarchy in international relations adapted from the work of David A. Lake, this paper outlines how Nur-Sultan’s interests and preferences are acknowledged by the respective dominants, as a basis for social contracting processes to generate a dual hierarchical order in Central Asia.

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Section: “Anarchy” and “Hierarchy” As Sui Generis Hegemonic Order Catmentioning

confidence: 99%