
The pivot to Asia is over, suggested Susan Thornton, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, on the eve of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first visit to Asia on March 14, 2017.1 This statement, though expected, begs many questions: Is this just a repeal of the bumper sticker “Strategic Rebalance,” typical of administration change? If so, what is its replacement? Moreover, if this change is just in name but not in substance, will President Donald Trump stay the course? If not, what will be Trump’s policy toward the Asia-Pacific? What should be the new focus and priorities? In short, given the enduring U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific, what should be a sound and forward-looking U.S. strategy toward this region?
Foreword ix
Acknowledgements xi
Summary xiii
Part I: Introduction 1 1.
Forward From the Rebalance:
Competing in the Asia-Pacific 3
Gellert Part II: Regional Overview 27 2.
China’s Rise: What Does It Mean for the United States? 29
Developing a U.S.-led Multilateral Security Architecture for the Asia-Pacific 43
The Largest Tiger: India in the U.S. Policy toward Indo-Asia-Pacific 83
Japan’s Strategic Renaissance: Implications for U.S. Policy in the Asia-Pacific 107
Curtail, Cooperate, or Compel in the South China Sea? 153
Philippine Ambivalence Toward the United States: Lessons Learned 189
The United States and China in the Cyber Domain: Stop the Downward Spiral 215
Economic Instrument of Power 255 9.
U.S. Economic Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific Region: Is it Still Possible? 257
Military Instrument of Power 285
A New U.S. Indo-Asia-Pacific Security Strategy 287
A Diplomatic Solution to the North Korea Problem 331
Korean Peninsula: Upgrading the Denuclearization Status Quo 361
Soft Power Considerations 377
People-Focused Activities: A Measure to Preserve American Strength 379
Diplomacy Under The Strategic Rebalance and a Look Forward 411
About the Contributors 445
Military and Federal leadership, educators in political and military science, think tank leadership in Asian Studies,
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