Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts American Asia Policy and the U.S. Election

American Asia Policy and the U.S. Election

Abstract

This article reviews post-Cold War U.S./Asia policy and its potential electoral impact even as the United States selects its future foreign policy leadership and course of direction. This essay is presented in three parts: the first focuses on the U.S. security architecture in the Asian region, a brief second section on the relevance of recent changes in regional political economy, and the third attempts to determine how this emerging economic-security model might dovetail with perceived American political interests at a time of national resolution.

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