Synchronization in International Relations: Triangular interactions between China, Latin American and the United States
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China, Latin America, United States, International Relations, Triangular interactions, SynchronizationAbstract
Currently, there is an active debate about whether China’s rise is leading to it strengthening relations with other states around the world, and about what the implications of that are for the United States’ interests as the current global superpower. Concretely, the arrival of China in Latin America—the “backyard” of the US—has raised questions about triangular interactions. Despite the increasing attention being paid to empirical cases of triangular interaction, on the one hand, the interactions between three states – or triangular interactions- have been far neglected in International Relations (IR) theories and also there still lack suitable methodological instruments for their evaluation. On the other hand, there is not enough empirical evidence currently available that can explain how and to what degree states in triangular interactions may be synchronized.
In order to overcome the aforementioned theoretical and empirical gaps, this article proposes: (1) to incorporate the principles of Physics—and specifically of Synchronization Theory—into IR; (2) empirically analyze the interactions between China, Latin American countries and the US from the Synchronization perspective.
Keywords: China, Latin America, United States, International Relations, Triangular interactions, Synchronization
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