The United States in the New Asia
Author | : Evan A. Feigenbaum |
Publisher | : Council on Foreign Relations |
Total Pages | : 53 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Asia |
ISBN | : 0876094698 |
At head of title: International Institutions and Global Governance Program.
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Author | : Evan A. Feigenbaum |
Publisher | : Council on Foreign Relations |
Total Pages | : 53 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Asia |
ISBN | : 0876094698 |
At head of title: International Institutions and Global Governance Program.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Task Force on U.S.-China Policy. Working Group on Southeast Asia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : |
This report , lays out reasons why Southeast Asia is a critically important but under-appreciated region when it comes to U.S. interests and U.S. competition with China, and recommends actions for the U.S. government, in the face of China’s growing influence in the region. The report explains why there is room, and good reason, for the United States to strengthen its already considerable economic, political, and strategic ties with the region. The report gives recommendations for U.S. policy.
Author | : Natasha Hamilton-Hart |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2012-02-17 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 080146403X |
In Hard Interests, Soft Illusions, Natasha Hamilton-Hart explores the belief held by foreign policy elites in much of Southeast Asia-Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam-that the United States is a relatively benign power. She argues that this belief is an important factor underpinning U.S. preeminence in the region, because beliefs inform specific foreign policy decisions and form the basis for broad orientations of alignment, opposition, or nonalignment. Such foundational beliefs, however, do not simply reflect objective facts and reasoning processes. Hamilton-Hart argues that they are driven by both interests-in this case the political and economic interests of ruling groups in Southeast Asia-and illusions. Hamilton-Hart shows how the information landscape and standards of professional expertise within the foreign policy communities of Southeast Asia shape beliefs about the United States. These opinions frequently rest on deeply biased understandings of national history that dominate perceptions of the past and underlie strategic assessments of the present and future. Members of the foreign policy community rarely engage in probabilistic reasoning or effortful knowledge-testing strategies. This does not mean, she emphasizes, that the beliefs are insincere or merely instrumental rationalizations. Rather, cognitive and affective biases in the ways humans access and use information mean that interests influence beliefs; how they do so depends on available information, the social organization and practices of a professional sphere, and prevailing standards for generating knowledge.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Southeast Asia, a "Pacific Rim" region with diverse political structures, religions and cultures, presents the United States with real opportunities to fully develop and strengthen mutually beneficial security and economic partnerships with the region's countries Unlike other regions that are demanding significant resource investments (S W Asia, Bosnia), the high level of stability currently enjoyed by the region requires only modest investment to return significant payoffs Additionally, the close proximity of this region to China provides the U S with additional policy alternatives should China move in directions unfavorable to U S national interests This strategic assessment begins with a review of U S interests pertinent to the region, outlines key factors and trends influencing U S - S E Asia relationships and highlights challenges, threats and opportunities With this as background, a discussion of policy objectives and the means (tools of statecraft) suitable to achieve these objectives is provided.
Author | : Fred Greene |
Publisher | : New York : Published for the Council on Foreign Relations by McGraw-Hill |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The author believes that because deep-rooted distrust is endemic among neighboring Asian states, the creation of a realistic balance of power is essential for regional American security interests. He suggests an "ideal" U.S. policy in which Japan would assume a greater share of the Asian defense burden and the U.S. would strive for a lessening of Indian-Pakistani hostilities. The U.S. would counter the threat of a nuclear-armed China by strengthening its ties with the independent nations of Asia. The author stresses that the defense of Taiwan and America's direct aid to South Vietnam are critical as symbols of U.S. determination to contain China geopolitically.
Author | : Melvin Gurtov |
Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Daljit Singh |
Publisher | : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2019-11-18 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9814881341 |
A new phase in US foreign policy, in which China is viewed as a major threat to American economic and security interests, has begun under the Trump administration. The strong anti-China sentiment is accompanied by efforts to “decouple” from China. If carried too far, they will alienate allies and friends whose cooperation the US will need in order to compete with China. In the broader American foreign policy community, there is an intense ongoing debate on how strong the push-back against China should be. Both moderates and hawks agree on the need for a “tougher” approach but differ on the degree and method of toughness. No coherent strategy has been possible partly because President Trump’s thinking does not always accord with that of his own administration and partly because it is still too early in the day to come out with well-thought-out policies to support such a major change in foreign policy direction. The ongoing adjustments to global policy and strategy will therefore continue as the security focus shifts to the Indo-Pacific region. The “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” concept provides some signs of the broad direction policy may take but its vital economic dimension is still missing. There is greater recognition in Washington of the importance of Southeast Asia. Located in the middle of Indo-Pacific, it will be a contested zone between China and the US and its allies. The US will step up its public diplomacy to better promote its own narrative in Southeast Asia. Under the Trump administration, the importance of the South China Sea to the US has risen. The US will remain a powerful factor in Asia despite Trump and problems at home. China is not on an inevitable path of dominance given its own significant domestic challenges.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Southeast Asia |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert Kerrey |
Publisher | : Council on Foreign Relations Press |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
"Though a central part of our modern history, Southeast Asia has tended to be relegated to the backwaters of U.S. foreign policy - except at moments of crisis. The July 1997 collapse of the Thai baht that threatened to destabilize the world financial markets was a chilling reminder of Southeast Asia's importance - and of the complex challenge it poses for the United States. The 1999 East Timor crisis was another tragic event that caught America off guard. The U.S. experience in Asia - where we have fought three wars in the past six decades - instructs that we ignore the region only at great cost." "The Independent Task Force on the United States and Southeast Asia sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and chaired by former Senator Robert Kerrey, was formed to examine these issues. The Task Force found that instability or conflict in Southeast Asia - whether financial instability, genocide in Cambodia, turmoil in Indonesia, or potential conflict in the South China Sea - can rapidly become a matter of major global import that could ultimately threaten U.S. vital interests. The Task Force also concluded that U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia has been perceived in the region as hectoring, unnecessarily ad hoc, overbearing, and reactive." "The Task Force assessment and recommendations offer some guidance for more focused, better-integrated, and more valuable U.S. relations with Southeast Asia at a time of transition."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved