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Douglas H. Paal
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In The Media
Impact of the U.S. Pivot on the Asia Pacific Region
The Obama administration’s pivot to Asia has not emboldened America’s regional partners, nor has U.S. reluctance to directly intervene in territorial disputes signaled waning support for U.S. allies.
Published on May 16, 2014
Source: CCTV America
Douglas Paal appeared on CCTV America to dismiss the myth that the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia” has emboldened countries in the region. He asserted that such claims get the chronology wrong and that tensions in the region began to heat up following the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which led U.S. partners in the region to call for the pivot, which began in 2011. Similarly, he rejected the idea that the administration’s reluctance to intervene in the territorial disputes indicates an unwillingness to support American partners in the region, pointing out that the United States seems to be increasingly willing to transfer military equipment to Hanoi and Manila, to step up military-to-military cooperation, and to strengthen their technical capabilities.About the Author
Douglas H. Paal
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Program
Paal previously served as vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase International and as unofficial U.S. representative to Taiwan as director of the American Institute in Taiwan.
- America’s Future in a Dynamic Asia
- U.S.-China Relations at the Forty-Year MarkQ&A
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Douglas H. Paal, Tong Zhao, Chen Qi, …
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