
The Hedgers
How The Global South Navigates the Sino-American Competition
Cambridge University Press
Will be published approx. on 31. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
102 pages
978-1-009-67024-1 (ISBN)
Description
The extreme instability caused by the interminable war in Ukraine, Sino-American tensions, and Trump's return to power raises an essential question: How can the states of the Global South - particularly those endowed with significant resources and full of ambition - navigate this current global turbulence? Are they succumbing to the logic of bipolarity, or are they escaping from it by amplifying their hedging power, and, in the process, making the international system more multipolar? To answer these key questions, we analyze the strategic behavior of eight states: India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, South Africa, and Brazil. Their selection is based on eight precise metrics. It is these eight key states that we call the Hedgers. They are among the countries of the Global South that have good opportunities to navigate - with some challenges - the troubled environment of what is increasingly difficult to call the 'world order.'
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
149 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-67024-1 (9781009670241)
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Zaki Laïdi | Yves Tiberghien
The Hedgers
How The Global South Navigates the Sino-American Competition
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approx. 03/2026
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Introduction; 1. Global Order Disruption and Hedging Agency; 2. The Drivers of Hedging Power; 3. India: The Hedger-in-Chief; 4. Hedgers by Design: Brazil and South Africa; 5. Hot Spot Hedgers: Indonesia and Vietnam; 6. States Are Not Born Hedgers: The Case of the Gulf Countries; 7. Hedging under Trump; Conclusion; References.