Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power

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"The "Pivot to Asia" was first announced by the Obama administration in 2011 with the aim to redirect America's strategic focus to the Indo-Pacific. Not all went according to plan. This book tells the story of Washington's attempted reorientation and the simultaneous rise of Chinese power and assertiveness. It examines the impulse behind the Pivot, analyzes the challenges the policy posed for America's global presence and commitments, and investigates where and how it faltered. It assesses responses to the Pivot and strategic trendlines across countries in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and details China's aggressive actions throughout the 2010s. More than ten years after its announcement, a careful examination of the evidence indicates that the United States did not, in fact, pivot to Asia. This "lost decade" coincided with a massive expansion of Chinese power and assertiveness, a…

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