Problem: Which international relations theory is most strongly expressed in the strategic pivot to Asia. What would a substantive improvement be to the American strategy?
Would you recommend a policy of confrontation,cooperation or containment or a combination of all three using the relations theories (realism, liberalism, constructivism).
Do previous foreign policy doctrines of Presidents Truman, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, or Bush provide a useful precedent for the strategic pivot to Asia?
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Author: Clinton, Hillary
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Dempsey: Asia-Pacific is of Global Strategic Import
By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service
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Joint Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Diaoyutai
Beijing, China
May 4, 2012
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 14, 2012
Remarks by President Obama and Vice President Xi of the People's Republic of China Before Bilateral Meeting
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 14, 2012
Joint Fact Sheet on Strengthening U.S.-China Economic Relations