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The pivot between containment, engagement, and restraint : President Obama’s conflicted grand strategy in Asia
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Löfflmann, Georg (2016) The pivot between containment, engagement, and restraint : President Obama’s conflicted grand strategy in Asia. Asian Security, 12 (2). pp. 92-110. doi:10.1080/14799855.2016.1190338 ISSN 1479-9855.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14799855.2016.1190338
Abstract
This article examines the formulation and implementation of American grand strategy under the Obama administration, and how the ‘pivot to Asia’ functions within this strategic context. It argues that President Obama attempts to secure continued American hegemony through a combination of cooperative engagement and restraint. This exposes a fundamental dilemma at the heart of America’s rebalancing: Increased engagement with U.S. allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific is fueling political, economic and military competition with China. Sequestration and questions over American strategic coherence and consistency are simultaneously undermining the credibility of the pivot, both at home and abroad. The article concludes that this dilemma makes it unlikely for the pivot to succeed in its stated aims, unless the United States re-emphasizes cooperative engagement with China.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | United States -- Foreign relations -- 2009- | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Asian Security | ||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
ISSN: | 1479-9855 | ||||||
Official Date: | 30 June 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 12 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 19 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 92-110 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/14799855.2016.1190338 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 September 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 30 January 2018 |
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