Routledge - East Asia and the Pacific: Challenges for U.S. Policy

Explore the shifting landscape of international relations in Robert G. Sutter's East Asia and the Pacific: Challenges for U.S. Policy. As the Cold War era concludes, the United States faces the need to re-evaluate its long-standing role in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific regions. This book provides a necessary look at how policy trends are changing in a post-Cold War environment. Readers gain a comprehensive understanding of the area through both a broad general overview and specific, detailed analyses of key issues within individual nations and regions. By examining these regional developments, the text places current events into the larger context of the American debate regarding appropriate foreign policy strategies for the modern world. This is an essential resource for students, historians, and anyone interested in the historical and political evolution of the Pacific region.