SOUTHEAST ASIA IN AMERICA'S REBALANCE TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC

Pres Barack Obama's mid-November 2012 post-re-election travel to Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand, including attendance at the East Asia Summit and US-ASEAN Leaders Meeting, marks three important 'firsts' for a sitting American president: the first bilateral visits to Myanmar and Cambo...

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Published in:Southeast Asian affairs 2013-01, Vol.SEAA13 (1), p.40-50
Main Author: Limaye, Satu P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Administration
Alliances
Armed forces
ASEAN
Asia
Bilateralism
Burma
Cambodia
Collaboration
Cooperation
Countries
Defense spending
Democracy
Elections
Free trade
Heads of state
Human rights
India
International relations
International relations-US
Interoperability
Maritime law
Multilateralism
Myanmar
Obama, Barack
Objectives
Presidents
September 11 terrorist attacks-2001
Southeast Asia
Strategic planning
Summits
Thailand
THE REGION
Trade development
Travel
U.S.A
United States of America
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Summary:Pres Barack Obama's mid-November 2012 post-re-election travel to Myanmar, Cambodia, and Thailand, including attendance at the East Asia Summit and US-ASEAN Leaders Meeting, marks three important 'firsts' for a sitting American president: the first bilateral visits to Myanmar and Cambodia, the first mainland Southeast Asia only trip. Even more significant is the growing structural importance being accorded to all of Southeast Asia in the context of a broader American rebalance or 'pivot' to the Asia-Pacific region. The emphasis on Southeast Asia in the US rebalance to Asia arguably constitutes the most distinctive element of the overall strategy -- next only to the inclusion of India. The US has been profoundly engaged in Southeast Asia over the past decade and especially after the Obama administration took office in January 2009. Among the challenges ahead, sustaining a high level of attention to US-Southeast Asia relations will be key. And the reason for this has little to do with resources and more with policy and personnel.
ISSN:0377-5437
1793-9135
DOI:10.1355/aa13-1c