US and East Asia Summit : international security begins at home

• Main Authors: Long, Joey S. R., Khan, Amos
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90910; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6610
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The political demise of prime ministers Yukio Hatoyama and Kevin Rudd is a reminder that national leaders’ capacity to contribute to international security hinges on the stability of their domestic authority. As regional forums expand to include the United States, expect the American p...