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Record Nr.

UNINA9910494554003321

Titolo

Trump's America and international relations in the Indo-Pacific : theoretical analysis of changes & continuities / / Tsuneo Akaha, Jingdong Yuan, Wei Liang, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-75925-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 pages)

Collana

Contributions to international relations

Disciplina

741.5973

Soggetti

Diplomatic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Tragedy of US-China Relations: Conflict of Necessity or Conflict of Choice? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Destined for Conflict? -- 1.3 Anti-China Sentiment and Discourse in the United States -- 1.4 The Domestic Origins of China's Increasing Assertiveness -- 1.5 Actions of China on the International Economic Front -- 1.6 Decoupling -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: US Bilateralism Under Trump, Power Shift in East Asia, and Implications for Regional Security and Prosperity: A Theoretical Analysis of Japan's Strategic Adjustment -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 "America First": Bilateralism Versus multilateralism -- 2.3 Japan's Response to the Trump Administration's Trade Policy Offensive -- 2.4 Japan's Response to US Demand for Closer Defense Cooperation -- 2.5 Managing Trump -- 2.6 North Korea and Japan's Concerns -- 2.7 Japan's Relations with South Korea -- 2.8 Countering Growing Chinese Presence and Influence in the Indo-Pacific -- 2.8.1 Japan and US Allies and Partners -- 2.8.2 Japan and Russia -- 2.9 Preserving the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Ocean -- 2.10 Theoretical Perspectives -- 2.11 Conclusion and Future Prospects -- References -- Chapter 3: Changing Power Dynamics in Asia: Implications for the US-ROK Alliance -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Organizing Ideas -- 3.3 Value of the US-South Korea Alliance -- 3.4 Issues of US-South Korea Conflict -- 3.5 Reform Within the Existing



Structure -- 3.6 Creation of a New Security Organization -- 3.7 Counterarguments -- 3.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Australia-US Alliance Since the Pivot: Consolidation and Hedging in Response to China's Rise -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Australia-US Alliance in Perspective -- 4.3 Alliance in the Era of US-China Strategic Rivalry -- 4.4 Whither the Alliance? Past Lessons and Future Prospects.

4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: The Russia-US-China Strategic Triangle in the Asia-Pacific -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Metamorphoses of the Moscow-Washington-Beijing Triangle: From Brezhnev, Mao, and Nixon to Putin, Xi, and Trump -- 5.3 The Russia-China Side of the Triangle: The Geoeconomic Dimension -- 5.4 The Russia-China Military Axis: Sending a Message to the United States -- 5.5 The Security Trilemma of Strategic Arms Control -- 5.6 The Russia-China Emerging Collaboration in East Asia: Pushing the United States Out -- 5.7 From a Sino-Russian Entente to a Sino-Russian Alliance? -- 5.8 The United States: Searching for a Response to a Russia-China Axis -- 5.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: US-India Ties During the Trump Years and Beyond: Continuity and Convergences -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 International Relations: Theory, Ideology, and US-India Relations -- 6.3 US-India Ties in the Trump Era -- 6.3.1 Shared Democratic Values? -- 6.4 The China Factor in US-India Relations -- 6.4.1 The "Quad" -- 6.4.2 Countervailing Balancing from China-Pakistan -- 6.5 US-India Defense Ties -- 6.6 The S-400 Deal and the India-Russia Defense Ties -- 6.7 Nuclear Matters -- 6.7.1 The Iran Issue in US-India Relations -- 6.8 Counterterrorism Cooperation -- 6.8.1 Afghanistan -- 6.8.2 India's "Surgical Strike" Policy -- 6.9 Economic Ties Between the United States and India -- 6.9.1 Concerns over China's Economic Capabilities -- 6.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Trump's America in the Indo-Pacific: Southeast Asians Coping with Harsh Realities and Trying to Come Out Ahead -- 7.1 US Policies Vis-à-Vis the Indo-Pacific During the Obama Administration (please add the missing text from page one before this section!!!) I will also send a short abstract. -- 7.2 US Policies Vis-à-Vis the Indo-Pacific During the Trump Administration.

7.3 An Increasingly Assertive China and the Chicken-and-Egg Question -- 7.4 ASEAN Countries' Responses to the Changed International Environment -- 7.5 Prospects for US-ASEAN Cooperation after the 2020 US Elections -- References -- Conclusion -- US Policy Toward China and Consequences for Other Regional Powers -- US-Japan Alliance and Regional Implications -- North Korean Nuclear and Missile Development and Implications for Other Regional Powers -- The US-ROK Alliance and Regional Complications -- The US-Australia Alliance -- US-Russia Rivalry -- US-India Relations -- The Quad and Regional Implications -- FOIP and Regional Implications -- Bilateralism Versus Multilateralism in Trade Policy Development in the Indo-Pacific -- "Normalizing" America's Place in the Region -- References.