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The chapter analyzes whether strategic competition between G20 members as a whole, or external conflict, could prevent their cooperation in future. Importantly for the book, it evaluates theoretical debate on international competition and cooperation, applying these insights to the G20. The core focus is constructivist, liberal, and realist arguments about this aspect of international relations. It also analyzes rationalist and interpretive arguments and considers the significance of different levels of analysis. The chapter also examines the risks of conflicts increasing over existing strategic tensions between G20 members. This cannot be discounted, but neither does existing evidence indicate such heightened conflicts to be inevitable. Unprecedented levels of economic cooperation have been achieved between G20 members since the GFC despite the existence of such tensions.
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Denmark is involved in territorial issues over the Arctic due to its sovereignty over Greenland.
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Luckhurst, J. (2016). Strategic Competition Probably Won’t Prevent G20 Cooperation. In: G20 Since the Global Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55147-4_8
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