Screen LibraryOrigins and evolution of the US rebalance toward Asia : diplomatic, military, and economic dimensions /
"This book provides multifaceted analysis of the so-called US "rebalance" (or "pivot") toward Asia by focusing upon the diplomatic, military, and economic dimensions of the American policy shift in the Asia Pacific region. Most of the existing literature has almost exclusive...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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The Sciences Po series in international relations and political economy
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"This book provides multifaceted analysis of the so-called US "rebalance" (or "pivot") toward Asia by focusing upon the diplomatic, military, and economic dimensions of the American policy shift in the Asia Pacific region. Most of the existing literature has almost exclusively focused upon the military dimension of the US pivot to Asia and to depict it, in a rather reductive manner, as a US "grand strategy" of military containment of China. In contrast, this book seeks to bring to light the breath and complexity of what is a diplomatic, military and economic repositioning of the United States toward (and within) the Asia Pacific. To do so, the first section of the book assesses the international and domestic drivers and the policy objectives of the US rebalance to Asia by bringing to light the multiple diplomatic, military, and economic dimensions at play as well as their mutual linkages. The second section of the volume examines the regional reactions to this composite policy shift in Northeast and Southeast Asia, Russia, and Europe"-- |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 297 pages : forms ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-291) and index. |
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9781137440365 (hardback) : 1137440368 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | DS518 |
| CLC: | D831.027.12 |
| Call Number: | D831.027.12/O696 |
| Contents: | Origins and evolution of the US rebalance to Asia -- Change and continuity in America's Asia pivot : US engagement with multilateralism in the Asia Pacific -- The military rebalance as retcon -- The political economy of the US rebalance : revisiting the 'web of linkages' between national security and economic prosperity -- Chinese reactions to the US rebalance to Asia : strategic distrust and pragmatic adaptation -- The US policy of rebalance : Japanese and South Korean perspectives -- Maritime security, non-traditional cecurity threats, and bamboo diplomacy -- Implications for European security and NATO of the US rebalance to Asia -- Impact of the rebalance on Europe's interest in East Asia : consequences for Europe in economic, diplomatic and military/security dimensions -- Russia's perspective on the US pivot : opportunities and constraints in the Asia Pacific -- Conclusion: the US rebalance to Asia : whither Sino-American relations? |