Robert S. Ross is Professor of Political Science at Boston College, and Associate and Executive Committee member at John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge USA.

Øystein Tunsjø is Professor and Head of Asia Program at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies at the Norwegian Defence University College, Oslo.

Wang Dong is Associate Professor in the School of International Studies; Executive Director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding; and Deputy Director of Office for Humanities and Social Sciences, Peking University, China.

1. The new US-China superpower rivalry: Challenges for Asia and Europe Øystein Tunsjø and Wang Dong Part I: Structure, order, and US-China relations 2. The Present as Prologue: The Gloomy Outlook for US-China Relations Avery Goldstein 3. The Liberal International Order: A Chinese Perspective Wang Dong 4. China and the United States in a new bipolar system Øystein Tunsjø 5. The changing East Asian balance of power and the regional security order Robert S. Ross Part II: Implications for Europe 6. US-China relations in the era of Xi and Trump: Implications for Europe Rosemary Foot 7. Erosion of the American Peace: Europe's Strategic Dilemma in a World of Great Power Conflict Gerlinde Groitl 8. China's BRI: Implications for Europe Philippe Le Corre Part III: The US, China, and Europe: Towards new strategies? [...]ope and Asia (and China) in US grand strategy Joshua Shifrinson 10. China-US Rivalry in the Recent Past, Present, and Future: Implications for China's Grand Strategy in A New Era Shi Yinhong [...]ope's role in Asia: European strategies for an Asia-centered world and US-China rivalry May-Britt U. Stumbaum 12. Sino-Russian relations in an era of Sino-US rivalry: From Partnership to Alliance? Jo Inge Bekkevold Part IV: Crisis management and mitigating conflict 13. Regional Security flashpoints: New developments in China's crisis management Zhang Tuosheng 14. US-China Maritime Security flashpoints in a New Era Isaac Kardon 15. An uncertain future: Conventional arms competition in Asia and their effect on Europe Ian Bowers 16. Conclusion: The United States, China, and Europe in an Age of Uncertainty Robert S. Ross