Dr John Glenn

Development and International Relations

International Relations Theory

Economic Globalization

Dr John Glenni is Associate Professor of International Politics and IPE at the University of Southampton. His current research interests focus on financial crise and the economic relationship between China and the United states . Some recent books are part of Palgrave Macmillan's International Political Economy Series - China's Challenge to US Supremacy (2017) and Foucault and Post-Financial Crises (2018).

His latest book The New Cold War was published in 2025.

Summary

Whilst writing this book the phrase the “new cold war” has become part of the lexicon of this generation. Yet, it is used in a variety of ways and, thus far, little detailed analysis has emerged. It is worth remembering that the term cold war refers both to presence and absence – the presence of antagonisms and tensions in many spheres of economic, political and military relations between two or more countries, but the absence of direct war between adversaries. This book compares Cold War II between China and America with that of Cold War I between the Soviet Union and America that lasted from 1947 through to 1991. This comparison helps to clarify whether we are entering a new cold war and to what extent it resonates with the earlier antagonism between the Soviet Union and the United States. In so doing, the book identifies some strong similarities, but it also finds some significant differences. This is to be expected given both the different nature of America’s new adversary and the modern environment in which these antagonisms are being played out. 

A synopsis can be found at:-

https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-0364-4899-8