Handbook on the United States in Asia : managing hegemonic decline, retaining influence in the Trump era / edited by Andrew T.H. Tan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Tan, Andrew T. H. (Andrew Tian Huat), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hegemony--United States.

Hegemony.

United States--Foreign economic relations--Asia.

United States.

Asia--Foreign economic relations--United States.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., Inc., 2018.

Summary:

The centre of gravity in today's global economy arguably now resides in Asia. As a result of this, the maintenance of geopolitical and economic security in Asia has become pivotal to global stability. This indispensable Handbook examines the crucial and multifaceted role of the United States as a force in the region that has been, and continues to be, necessary for the continuation of Asian prosperity. The Handbook on the United States in Asia moves the academic discussion away from the fixation on America's influence in terms of the China threat. It provides readers with comprehensive and informed coverage from expert international contributors on the engagement of the United States with a wide array of Asian countries. The Handbook examines America's relationship with key allies as well as its multifaceted role and presence in the region. It also explores ways in which this is changing under Donald Trump's presidency. The policy-orientated focus of this Handbook ensures that academic and governmental policy analysts will greatly benefit from the timely and comprehensive assessment of the book. Undergraduate and postgraduate international relations students, as well as Asian studies scholars, will also find it to be an excellent tool for study.

Contents:

Contents: Part I The US and Asia

1. Introduction / Andrew T. H. Tan

2. The USA's strategic challenge in Asia / Andrew T. H. Tan

3. The US and Asia: the evolving strategic context / Andrea Benvenuti

4. More than just 'ugly America': understanding Southeast Asian perceptions of the United States / Pichamon Yeophantong

Part II The USA's Asia pivot

5. The Trump Administration's Asia-Pacific Strategy-Continuity or a Dramatic Break with the Past? / Paul J. Smith

6. Missing Links: Strategic Change and the Problems for US strategy in Asia / Benjamin Schreer

7. US economic engagement in Asia / Sean Kenji Starrs

8. Geoeconomics and US leadership in Asia: the rise and fall of the Trans Pacific Partnership / Mark Beeson and Jeffrey D. Wilson

Part III The US position in Asia

9. US diplomacy in Asia / Andrea Benvenuti

10. The current state and future of the U.S.-Japan security alliance / Axel Berkofsky

11. America's alliance with South Korea: the consistency of variability / Andrew O'Neil

12. Prospects for US relations with Australia / David Lovell

13. America's evolving relationships with India and Pakistan / Harsh V. Pant

14. Strategic partners: Singapore and the United States / S. R. Joey Long

Part IV The US military presence in Asia

15. The US in the Indian Ocean / Alan Bloomfield

16. Trump, the revolution in military affairs and what it means for Australia / Jai Galliott

17. Constraints and opportunities in the US defence posture in Asia / Yee-Kuang Heng

Part V Challenges to the US in Asia

18. Managing U.S.-China Rivalry in East Asia / Jingdong Yuan

19. Assessing China's challenge / Kerry Brown and Meghan Iverson

20. The trilemma of US-North Korea relations / Van Jackson

21. The coming crisis over Taiwan / Andrew T H Tan

22. The United States and terrorism in South and Southeast Asia / Andrew T. H. Tan

Part VI Conclusions

23. Problems and opportunities for the US in Asia / Robert Sutter

24. Pivoting from Obama to Trump in the Indo-Asia-Pacific / Douglas Stuart

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78811-066-8