U.S. Strategic Objectives in East Asia

Abstract

The central objectives of U.S. strategy for the East Asia-Pacific region are to foster political stability, maintain access to regional markets, ensure freedom of navigation, and prevent the rise of any hostile hegemon. The United States seeks to ensure that no Asian nation's economic strength is translated into military power hostile to the United States. Forward deployed U.S. forces are a principal means of securing such an outcome. If the United States is to maintain a force presence once the North Korean threat is gone, it is essential to begin now to construct a new intellectual framework, build solid public support, and recast the U.S. long-term commitment in terms of power projection capability. The United States needs to harmonize its economic and security interests, with the clear understanding that emphasizing short term economic concerns over longer term security concerns risks achieving neither sustained economic growth nor enhanced security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA394350

Entities

People

  • Hans Binnendijk

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Asia
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Economic Development
  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Symposia
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design