Guided Socialization: Using U.S. Influence to Establish an Inter Elite Culture of Cooperation in East Asia

Abstract

The strategic rebalance of US power in East Asia, referred to as the Asia Pivot, lacks both defined objectives and a road map to success. We contend that the central objectives of US strategic policy in East Asia are the pursuit of economic growth and continued regional stability, not necessarily US regional hegemony. However, current US policy presents a schizophrenic narrative to East Asia, unconvincingly bridging the divide between alliance-centric containment, amorphous multilateral security, and indeterminate complex interdependence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1023603

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  • Damon G. Field

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  • Air Command and Staff College

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  • Counter WMD
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