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As some scholars have indicated, development is the keystone of China's future, and the main threat to national security is not foreign invasion but whether China can support a stable, orderly, and healthy society. Other scholars warn against focusing on military force at the expense of diplomacy. If China becomes a more democratic country, it too will play an increasingly constructive role in the world system. Democratization is essential to China's emergence as a global power. The major challenge for China will be to deal correctly with the United States, the leader of the present global world order. By following a strategy of putting integration first while also seeking some amendment and alteration, China and the United States can use cooperation as a basis for managing challenges. Accordingly, if the Chinese government can innovate, overcome corruption, and distribute the fruits of economic growth more rationally, it can avoid crisis.

This chapter examines the history of the Americans' entry into Mexico. The American entry into Mexico was prompted by the growing economic strength, technological sophistication, and population of the U.S. combined with a political need to create a national ideology that stressed freedom and non-intervention by European nations in the affairs of the American Republics. The Americans and Mexicans interacted in a manner unprecedented for peoples not in a formalized colonial relationship. This interaction was prompted by local commerce and industry, the sharing of food, music, and clothing, and the merging of families through marriage, became extensive and profound.

This chapter highlights Eisenhower's governance principles that contributed to his response to the Sputnik launch. One of these is secrecy. By keeping America's defense secrets too tight, Eisenhower left Americans unaware of Soviet as well as U.S. rocket technology, and his silence failed to draw attention to the Pentagon's progress in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) and Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles. Eisenhower also prioritized surveillance. He dispatched U-2 spy aircraft to monitor Soviet satellite and rocketry work, allowing him to remain unfazed by media and congressional criticism. The remainder of the chapter discusses Eisenhower's other governance principles such as defense, economic strength, and balance.