Asian regionalism and US policy : the case for creative adaptation

The United States belongs to various organizations and networks that encompass countries on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is not among them. Should the US try to join? This paper answers that question with a qualified yes: Despite formidable difficulties a...

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Main Author: Donald K. Emmerson
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-906522020-11-01T08:44:12Z Asian regionalism and US policy : the case for creative adaptation Donald K. Emmerson S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences The United States belongs to various organizations and networks that encompass countries on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is not among them. Should the US try to join? This paper answers that question with a qualified yes: Despite formidable difficulties affecting President Obama’s schedule of foreign travel, his administration should try to “ease” the US into the Summit, initially as a guest of the host country. Eventually, pending a review of the EAS’s prior performance and future prospects, the administration may wish to upgrade that status to membership. The paper uses this case to illustrate larger themes, discusses the relevance of frameworks other than the EAS, and recommends, between radical innovation and benign indifference, a policy of creative adaptation to regionalism in East Asia. 2011-01-11T02:36:33Z 2019-12-06T17:51:36Z 2011-01-11T02:36:33Z 2019-12-06T17:51:36Z 2010 2010 Working Paper Donald K. Emmerson. (2010). Asian regionalism and US policy : the case for creative adaptation. (RSIS Working Paper, No. 193). Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90652 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6516 en RSIS Working Papers ; 193/10 36 p. application/pdf
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Asian regionalism and US policy : the case for creative adaptation
description The United States belongs to various organizations and networks that encompass countries on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is not among them. Should the US try to join? This paper answers that question with a qualified yes: Despite formidable difficulties affecting President Obama’s schedule of foreign travel, his administration should try to “ease” the US into the Summit, initially as a guest of the host country. Eventually, pending a review of the EAS’s prior performance and future prospects, the administration may wish to upgrade that status to membership. The paper uses this case to illustrate larger themes, discusses the relevance of frameworks other than the EAS, and recommends, between radical innovation and benign indifference, a policy of creative adaptation to regionalism in East Asia.
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