Neoclassical realist analysis of U.S. Indo-Pacific policy and its implications for China

Abstract

The modern-day great power competition has shifted to the Indo Pacific region. A major transformation in power dynamics as a result of the rise of China and strategic reactionary measures United States, of the. This has China's external security environment was significantly affected, and it has had some influence on China's strategic situation. calculations and policy decisions. There have been studies of the Indo-European languages. These are not the areas that China reacts to or builds a coalition for in the region and are not part of Pacific concept. easy to be incorporated into a unified explanatory scheme. This paper helps to fill this gap and applies an approach from a neoclassical realist perspective to grasp the nature of systemic pressures in the U.S. Indo-Pacific. Domestic factors filter the Pacific strategy to influence China's strategic reactions. It follows the study process of a theory testing from the external strategic Domestic constraints and policy outcomes to pressures and elite threat perceptions. As the According to analysis, China's response may be considered as strategic hedging instead of outright. confrontation – a mix of power struggle and self-selection. By integrating systemic and domestic factors, the paper engages in ongoing debates about the U.S.-China There is an inherent competition between the two nations, and the relevance of neoclassical realism in the current scenario of Indo-Pacific policy. international relations. These factors bring up important questions of how external Strategic pressures would translate into state actions, and in particular, the Chinese reaction. India's Indo Pacific strategy.