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U.S. Pivot to Asia

March 09, 2023
The Asia-Pacific Is More Important to the US Than the Euro-Atlantic
By Francis P. Sempa
Washington needs to enact the concept of “strategic sequencing” to avoid fighting a two-front war against nuclear-armed rivals.

May 26, 2022
America’s Pivot to Asia 2.0: The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
By Mohammadbagher Forough
As long as IPEF lacks clear incentives, it will be hard to transform the framework into meaningful action.

April 29, 2022
US Credibility in ASEAN in the Shadow of the Ukraine Conflict
By David Cohen and Alexandra Koch
Washington's deepening engagement with NATO has unsettled efforts to consolidate alliances and partnerships in Southeast Asia.

March 31, 2022
The US Pivot to Asia Was Dead on Arrival
By Peter Birgbauer
Since its unveiling under the Obama administration, the U.S. “pivot” to Asia has constantly been derailed by emergencies elsewhere. The Ukraine war is just the latest example.

May 06, 2020
Absent Without Leave? Gauging US Commitment to the Indo-Pacific
By Jonah Langan-Marmur and Phillip C. Saunders
How does high-level travel to the region under Trump compare to previous administrations?

December 20, 2019
Richard Nixon’s Asian Prophecy
By Francis P. Sempa
Richard Nixon foresaw America’s “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific more than 40 years before it occurred.

December 20, 2016
Trump and US Asia Policy: Why Intel Matters
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Rodney Faraon.

December 17, 2016
The Problem With the Pivot, Part 2
By Jared McKinney
"The pivot to Asia is a pivot to conflict with China."

December 16, 2016
The Problem With the Pivot: Part 1
By Jared McKinney
A critical look at Kurt Campbell's historical case for the U.S. pivot to Asia.

October 25, 2016
Where Is Duterte’s Foreign Policy Going? A Chinese Perspective
By Ge Hongliang and Chen Dingding
Duterte is a skillful realist and knows how to appropriately balance between China and the United States.

August 24, 2016
US-China Relations: The Long View
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy

August 24, 2016
The Pivot to Asia: Sustainment or Appeasement?
By Francis P. Sempa
A new recommended outline for U.S. Asia policy comes dangerously close to simply ceding U.S. interests in the region.
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