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edXChina-West Relations: Dilemmas and Lessons
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Strategic Thinking Beyond Headlines
This King's College London course, taught by Professor Zeno Leoni, moves past surface-level coverage of China to examine the structural reasons Western and Chinese approaches to governance and strategy diverge. Each unit pairs a real geopolitical dilemma with academic frameworks—strategic ambiguity, decoupling—then tests them against case studies like military doctrine or trade competition.
The course rewards lateral thinking. You'll learn not just about China, but how to analyze strategic puzzles in any context. The skills here—identifying hidden assumptions, weighing competing explanations, assessing implications under uncertainty—transfer directly to policy analysis, business strategy, and any field requiring nuanced global thinking.
About this course
Gain deeper insight into the complexities of China’s rise and its impact on global security in this thought-provoking course from King’s College London.
As China expands its influence within — and beyond — the Liberal International Order, Western governments, institutions, and civil societies face strategic dilemmas. This course offers a conceptual and case-based exploration of China’s foreign policy, strategic ambiguity, and the implications of its non-Western political culture.
Led by Professor Zeno Leoni, you’ll examine how China’s political philosophy and strategic behaviour diverge from Western norms, and how these differences create challenges for diplomacy, economic relations, and military engagement. Each unit presents a dilemma, explores an academic concept such as strategic ambiguity or decoupling, and applies it to real-world case studies like U.S.-China competition or military doctrine.
You’ll build your capacity to apply lateral thinking and critically assess security dilemmas — while learning lessons that extend far beyond China to global policy and strategic planning.
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