1. Toward an Inclusive & Balanced Regional Order: A New U.S. Strategy in East Asia
- Author:
- Michael D. Swaine, Jessica J. Lee, and Rachel Esplin Odell
- Publication Date:
- 01-2021
- Content Type:
- Research Paper
- Institution:
- Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
- Abstract:
- The world faces twin crises — a global pandemic and rising climate chaos — even as an epochal change in the balance of power unfolds in East Asia. In response to these trends, the United States has doubled down on efforts to contain a rising China and maintain its eroding military dominance in the region. Simultaneously, it has neglected economic engagement and diplomatic cooperation with East Asian nations, thereby undermining its ability to manage the Covid–19 pandemic and the climate change challenge. This failed approach is directly harming the interests of the American people.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, Military Strategy, and International Order
- Political Geography:
- United States and East Asia