Is the United States' Influence in East Asia Eroding?

Abstract

For over fifty years, the United States has served as a critical regional balancer in East Asia and has emerged from the cold war as the world s only superpower. However, in the absence of any economic or military peer, U.S. influence in Asia is in a state of flux. For the first time in their history, many Asian states have greater freedom and control over their interests, goals, and destiny. Concurrently, Asia, notwithstanding the financial crisis in 1997, has been economically vibrant and stable. These conditions are encouraging the nations of East Asia to seek greater roles in determining the future of the region. Many in Asia are now taking advantage of this opportunity not only to protect and enhance security and welfare of their states, but will also actively participate in the writing of the rules of the game in the political, economic, and security arenas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA400921

Entities

People

  • Carl E. Loos Ii

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Agreements
  • Cold War
  • Deployment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Students
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies