Ambivalent Engagement : The United States and Regional Security in Southeast Asia after the Cold War.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (339 pages)
- Geopolitics in the 21st Century Series .
- Geopolitics in the 21st Century Series .
Front Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Ambivalent Engagement? -- Sources of Anxiety -- Engagement and Estrangement -- Global Terrorism's "Second Front -- Missed Opportunities -- The "Pivot" and Southeast Asia -- Piecemeal Progress -- The United States in Southeast Asia: Prospect and Retrospect -- Policy Considerations and Recommendations -- Appendix: Congressional Bills Involving Southeast Asia (1993-2016) -- Notes -- Index -- Back Flap -- Back Cover.
The paradox of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia Ambivalent Engagement highlights a dilemma that is becoming increasingly conspicuous and problematic. Southeast Asia continues to rely on the United States to play an active role in the region even though it is an external power. But the countries of Southeast Asia have very different views about precisely what role the United States should play. The consequences of this ambivalence will grow in importance with the expanding role of yet another outside power, China.
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National security-United States. United States-Foreign relations-Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia-Foreign relations-United States.