This book provides a multifaceted analysis of the so-called US
'rebalance' (or 'pivot') toward the Asia Pacific. Most existing
literature has focused almost exclusively on the military dimension of
the US pivot toward Asia, depicting this as a US 'grand strategy' to
contain a rising China. In contrast, this book brings to light the
breadth and complexity of what is a diplomatic, military and economic
repositioning of the United States toward (and within) the Asia Pacific
region. The first section of the volume assesses the international and
domestic drivers and policy objectives underlying the US rebalance
toward Asia by analyzing the multiple diplomatic, military, and economic
dimensions at play, as well as their mutual linkages. The second section
examines regional reactions to this composite policy shift in Northeast
Asia, Southeast Asia, Russia, and Europe.