critical thinking essay, double-spaced, in Word format, on international relations theory.
Review and analysis of Stephen G. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth, “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers in the Twenty-First Century: China’s Rise and the
Fate of America’s Global Position
Questions to answer:
First, identify Brooks and Wolforth’s main issue with the rise of China and their problem with the political science debate over it. What’s their argument? More
formally, what’s the dependent variable and the explanatory causes (independent variables)? Who or what theories are they responding to, etc.?
Second, provide your own analysis of the article. Where do you locate Brooks and Wolforth in I.R. theory? Do the authors make a compelling case? Why or
why not? What other theories are implicated in Brooks and Wolforth’s model?