“Leading from Behind”: Toward a New U.S. Strategy for the Asia-Pacific
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This article surveys some of the challenges that President Obama or his successor will face over the next several years as the United States attempts to “pivot toward Asia.” In view of the ongoing shift in power from West to East, Washington can no longer assume that it can preserve or transform Asia-Pacific security by its unilateral actions. Rather, the United States must develop a “lead from behind”strategy that will assist America’s Asia-Pacific friends and allies to “make room for China” while at the same time encouraging them to take greater responsibility for regional security. As it develops its plans for the Asia-Pacific region, the United States will have to accord special attention to three legacy issues (the China-Taiwan relationship, the unresolved confrontation between North and South Korea, and the incompatibility of American and Chinese values) which have confounded U.S.-China relations for six decades. If managed properly, a U.S. pivot toward Asia can be beneficial to both the United States and America’s regional friends and allies. But this will require Washington to pursue what President Obama recently described as a “more centered course” that leverages America’s assets in the Asia-Pacific while avoiding policies that force regional governments to choose between Washington and Beijing.
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This article surveys some of the challenges that President Obama or his successor will face over the next several years as the United States attempts to “pivot toward Asia.” In view of the ongoing shift in power from West to East, Washington can no longer assume that it can preserve or transform Asia-Pacific security by its unilateral actions. Rather, the United States must develop a “lead from behind”strategy that will assist America’s Asia-Pacific friends and allies to “make room for China” while at the same time encouraging them to take greater responsibility for regional security. As it develops its plans for the Asia-Pacific region, the United States will have to accord special attention to three legacy issues (the China-Taiwan relationship, the unresolved confrontation between North and South Korea, and the incompatibility of American and Chinese values) which have confounded U.S.-China relations for six decades. If managed properly, a U.S. pivot toward Asia can be beneficial to both the United States and America’s regional friends and allies. But this will require Washington to pursue what President Obama recently described as a “more centered course” that leverages America’s assets in the Asia-Pacific while avoiding policies that force regional governments to choose between Washington and Beijing.
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