ABSTRACT
The post-Cold War proliferation of strategic partnerships signifies attempts by political leaders to maneuver their countries into geostrategic positions most conducive to the advancement of state interests. This chapter explores how the competitive aspects of Chinese, Russian, and Indian foreign policies play out in regional theaters and on the global stage and assesses the potential for and implications of the rise of a regional hegemon in Asia/Eurasia by first examining realist and liberal understandings of hegemonic stability theory; then assessing the impact of globalization on the role of the state; and finally gauging the likelihood for the emergence of an Asian hegemon.
