Abstract
Americans are in the midst of debate about how to position the United States in the changing security and other dynamics in East Asia. The administration of President Barack Obama has undertaken various policy initiatives under the rubric of an American “pivot” to the broad Asia-Pacific region, including all of East Asia. The initiatives are multi-faceted covering security economic and political-diplomatic efforts. They were generally welcomed in the region though China objected strongly especially to the security initiatives. European and Middle Eastern allies and associates also worried about their standing as the Obama government focused on the Asia-Pacific (Saunders 2013, 1–5; Sutter et al. 2013, 1–6).
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Sutter, R. (2014). East Asian Security, Policy Debates and American Leadership. In: Atanassova-Cornelis, E., van der Putten, FP. (eds) Changing Security Dynamics in East Asia. Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137364180_3
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