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Obama 2.0 Confronts Asia
President Obama was broadly successful in the Asia-Pacific during his first term. He’ll have to work harder the second time around.
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Three Tips for President Obama on China...and Asia
Elizabeth Economy offers three tips to advance U.S. interests in the bilateral U.S.-China relationship, and in Asia.
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Yes, America Can Rebalance to Asia With a Smaller Military
Even in a time of budget cuts, America can successfully shift its gaze to the Asia-Pacific.
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World War II: No Model for Contemporary U.S. Strategy
“If the United States wants to remain a balancer in Eurasia, better to do it from forward staging bases…”
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The Interview: Stephen M. Walt
Stephen M. Walt discusses American alliances in Asia, U.S. – China relations, Iran and more.
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Woody Allen Meets America's Pivot to Asia
Seldom does anyone define what the pivot is. Maybe Woody Allen has the answer…
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Fool's Errand: America's Pivot to Asia
As the U.S. stares down a “fiscal cliff”, some are arguing for an increase in defense spending to support America’s pivot to Asia. It could however create more problems than it solves.
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America's Prudent Pivot
Far from destabilizing Asia, a bolstered U.S. presence softens the instability regional changes create.
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America’s “Rebalance”… Towards Southeast Asia
By John J. Brandon
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Obama's Second Term Foreign Policy Plan
Will the “pivot” continue? Who will replace Hillary Clinton or David Petraeus? Questions are mounting.
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Asia's Four Big Questions for Obama's Second Term
President Obama has won reelection. Will the “pivot” continue? Asia has many questions…
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