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This R&D concerns America’s “pivot” to Asia, which signifies a shift in America’s foreign policy focus to East Asia from the Middle East. The shift is largely concerned with China’s growing political and economic clout in global affairs and reassuring American allies, such as Japan and South Korea, who are skittish about China’s power. However, Russia’s recent actions, as well as the ever present risk of terrorism in the Middle East, may make it difficult for the United States to focus on Asian affairs more than other regions.
RT @DefenseOne: The pivot to Asia isn’t a zero-sum move away from Europe & Middle East, according to @janinedavidson http://t.co/ebVd0F0BEf
— CFR (@CFR_org) April 29, 2014
As President @BarackObama aims to seal deal on cornerstone of #Asia pivot, domestic & foreign opposition remains firm http://t.co/XxMDRL6FUF
— Ben Piven (@benpiven) April 25, 2014
Ely Ratner on the cadre of skeptics committed to the idea that the pivot to Asia is somehow an illusion: http://t.co/uACTvqeYDf
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) April 25, 2014
If Obama was serious about a pivot to Asia, he would have no problem being tougher on Russia. #WeaknessIsDangerous http://t.co/KWxjdySd1k
— Vets for Freedom (@VetsForFreedom) May 25, 2014
Obama’s pivot to Asia is sending the wrong signal to U.S. allies in other parts of the world, Cantor says http://t.co/aNOeaAtJKL
— The Hill (@thehill) May 11, 2014
A rising #China, tensions in Asia, and #Vietnam pivot to US. China’s Monroe Doctrine http://t.co/Yuwu7kOMhg
— Roger Cohen (@NYTimesCohen) May 8, 2014
.@DAlexBlumenthal for @USNews‘ Debate Club: The US Still Needs to Be the World’s Superpower – http://t.co/NhwNzndbaR
— FPI (@ForeignPolicyI) April 30, 2014
US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Bolsters ‘Pivot to Asia’ http://t.co/mJsAMFKhhb
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) April 29, 2014
Krauthammer: Who made the pivot to Asia? Putin. – This is huge. By indelibly linking producer and consumer — the… http://t.co/Cv6Rxv2Cfu
— Warshington Post (@WarshingtonPost) May 28, 2014
“The Europeans are worried that the pivot to Asia means neglect of European security issues” –A.Kuchins. @khennessey http://t.co/k7BOhZWeoy
— CSIS (@CSIS) June 3, 2014
Despite talk of a pivot to Asia, the US military’s gaze has settled on Africa. http://t.co/Cd2IiXBepZ
— The Nation (@thenation) May 31, 2014
China Daily: Time for Russia’s ‘pivot to Asia’ | http://t.co/n0j51YxW8h
— China US Focus (@ChinaUSFocus) May 29, 2014
#Putin has no more interest in involving himself in China’s problems than China has in Putin’s http://t.co/fhlII84iGh
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) May 28, 2014
Why Obama needs to pivot to Africa, too http://t.co/lmUiX0G6QK Via @AtlanticCouncil
— U.S. News (@usnews) April 25, 2014