Danger Zone
The Coming Conflict with China
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Hal Brands and Michael Beckley argue that a slowing or peaking China could become more willing to take risks while its leaders still see opportunities to act.
Their analysis connects economic and demographic pressures with strategic competition. It is a forecast about incentives and danger, not a claim that conflict is inevitable.
Placed after the club’s historical and diplomatic readings, the book offers a framework for debating possible futures in US–China relations.
Why I include it
Brands and Beckley bring earlier China themes together around a difficult proposition: a narrowing window of opportunity could increase the risk of conflict. Their clear synthesis is useful for examining that argument, without treating a forecast as an inevitable outcome.
