Origins and evolution of the US rebalance toward Asia : diplomatic, military, and economic dimensions / by Hugo Meijer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meijer, Hugo.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

CERI series in international relations and political economy

Sciences Po series in international relations and political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Asia--Foreign relations--United States.

East Asia.

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--East Asia.

Geopolitics--East Asia.

Geopolitics.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

viii, 297 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Origins and evolution of the United States rebalance to Asia

Place of Publication:

New York City : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1137440368

9781137440365

OCLC:

891125887

Publisher Number:

99963119307