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This book provides a multifaceted analysis of the so-called US ´rebalance´ (or ´pivot´) toward Asia by focusing on the diplomatic, military, and economic dimensions of the American policy shift in the Asia Pacific region.

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Contents Preface by Christian Lequesne Introduction The Reconfiguration of American Primacy in World Politics: Prospects and Challenges for the US Rebalance to Asia Hugo Meijer Part I: Drivers and Rationale of the Pivot: Diplomatic, Military and Economic Dimensions Chapter 1 The Origin and Evolution of the Rebalance Michael McDevitt Chapter 2 Change and Continuity in America´s Asia Pivot: US Engagement with Multilateralism in the Asia Pacific See Seng Tan Chapter 3 The Military Rebalance as Retcon Benjamin Jensen and Eric Y. Shibuya Chapter 4 The Political Economy of the US Rebalance: Revisiting the ´Web of Linkages´ between National Security and Economic Prosperity Guillaume de Rougé Part II: Regional Reactions to the US Rebalance toward Asia Chapter 5 Chinese Reactions to the US Rebalance toward Asia: Strategic Distrust and Pragmatic Adaptation Mathieu Duchâtel and Emmanuel Puig Chapter 6 The US Policy of Rebalance: Japanese and South Korean Perspectives Young C. Kim Chapter 7 The US Rebalance in Southeast Asia: Maritime Security, Nontraditional Security Threats, and ´Bamboo Diplomacy´ Eric Frécon and Hugo Meijer Chapter 8 Implications for European Security and NATO of the US Rebalance toward Asia Jolyon Howorth Chapter 9 Impact of the Rebalance on Europe´s Interest in East Asia: Consequences for Europe in Economic, Diplomatic, and Military/Security Dimensions May-Britt U. Stumbaum Chapter 10 Russia´s Perspective on the US Pivot: Opportunities and Constraints in the Asia Pacific Isabelle Facon Conclusion The US Rebalance toward Asia: Whither Sino-American Relations? Fran‡ois Godement Biographies Index .

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"The book is the first systematic effort to explore comprehensively a highly consequential policy as well as to support and demonstrate empirically through historical examples ... . It is an excellent read for those who seek to understand the international systemic origins of the policy and want to start thinking about its consequences and what needs to be done further in order for the two main Powers to forge cooperative relations away from friction." (Eleni Ekmektsioglou, European Review of International Studies, Vol. 2 (3), 2015)

"The American ´rebalance´ towards Asia is much talked about but frequently poorly understood. Happily, this excellent new book will serve as an antidote to this, providing a detailed, sophisticated and highly readable account both of the rebalance itself and its wider implications."

- Anand Menon

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