| ID | 113160 |
| Title Proper | America's pivot to East Asia |
| Other Title Information | the naval dimension |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Miere, Christian Le |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The announcement of a reformed US defence strategy by President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in early January 2012 confirmed a pivot towards the Asia-Pacific as commitments to war fighting in the Middle East and Central Asia subside. Obama, Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed reporters on 5 January on America's new strategic guidance document, 'Sustaining US Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense'. The product of a review of US defence priorities 'at a moment of transition' for the nation, the document notes that the United States will 'of necessity rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region'. The principle of the Asia pivot was also signalled by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a November 2011 Foreign Policy article in which she noted that 'one of the most important tasks of American statecraft over the next decade will … be to lock in a substantially increased investment - diplomatic, economic, strategic, and otherwise - in the Asia-Pacific region'. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.3; Jun-Jul 2012: p.81-94 |
| Journal Source | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 54, No.3; Jun-Jul 2012: p.81-94 |
| Key Words | US Defence Strategy ; Barack Obama ; Middle East ; Central Asia ; Leon Panetta ; East Asia ; Hillary Clinton ; Asia - Pacific Region ; US Navy ; United States |