Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this cogent book provides an overview of the historical context and enduring patterns of U.S. relations with Asia. Noted scholar Robert G. Sutter offers a balanced analysis of post–Cold War dynamics in Asia, which involve interrelated questions of security, economics, national identity, and regional institution building. He demonstrates how these critical concerns manifest a complex mix of realist, liberal, and constructivist tendencies that define the regional order. He describes how the United States has responded to Asia’s growing strength and importance while at the same time trying to maintain its leading position as an Asian power despite China’s rising influence. Considering the most important transition in American policy toward Asia since the end of the Cold War, Sutter assesses the growing U.S.-China rivalry that now dominates both regional dynamics in the Asia-Pacific and U.S. policy in the region.
Robert G. Sutter is professor of practice in international affairs at the Elliott School of George Washington University.
Acronyms 1 Introduction 2 Historical Lessons and the Evolution of U.S. Relations with the Asia-Pacific 3 Post–Cold War Developments 4 Asia, Obama’s Rebalance, and the Ascendance of Donald Trump 5 Status and Outlook of U.S. Relations with China 6 U.S. Relations with Korea 7 U.S. Relations with Japan 8 U.S. Relations with Southeast Asia and the Pacific 9 U.S. Relations with South Asia 10 U.S. Relations with Central Asia, Mongolia, and Russia in Asia 11 China Rivalry, U.S. Leadership, and Asia’s Contested Balance of Power Selected Bibliography About the Author
Bob Sutter is among the best academic analysts of American foreign policy toward Asia. Adding to his first edition, this volume provides an insightful, up-to-date assessment of the continuities and disjunctions of the Trump administration’s unusual approach to Asian affairs.
