Pacific is Not Peaceful -- U.S. Security Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era

Author: Wu Xinbo
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book primarily reviews the U.S. of the George H.W. Bush administration, the Clinton administration, and the George W. Bush administration (term of office). It provides in-depth and comprehensive analysis of some major issues, such as the preventive defense policy, adjustments to the U.S.-Japan alliance, the Clinton administration's security policy toward China, and the adjustments to the George W. Bush administration's in the Asia-Pacific region. As Asia's role on the world stage continues to rise, the U.S. will increasingly prioritize the Asia-Pacific region, and its regional security strategy will also evolve and adapt accordingly. Through an accurate interpretation of U.S. official documents and an in-depth analysis of relevant discussions and debates among U.S. policymakers, scholars, and mainstream public opinion, the book reveals the underlying logic of the evolution and adjustments of the U.S. since the 1990s. This helps us understand the basic thinking behind the U.S. government's adjustments to its regional security strategy and establishes a new dynamic perspective for further in-depth research in this field. This book is a research outcome of a major project undertaken by the author at the Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences under the Ministry of Education.