Obama’s Policy towards East Asia
Pranamita Baruah is Research Assistant at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. read more
Archive data: Person was Research Fellow at IDSA from January 2009 to January 2012 Joined IDSA January 2009 Expertise Japan’s Foreign and Economic Policy, Security and Strategic Perspectives, Resource Diplomacy,… Continue reading Obama’s Policy towards East Asia read more
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Volume:34
Issue:3
Commentaries
President Barack Obama’s foreign policy orientation towards East Asia seems to be characterised by continuity rather than change, and is not so very different from that of his predecessors. With Japan and South Korea, Obama is trying to revitalise bilateral alliances. With China, he continues on his predecessor’s policy of greater engagement, though he has offered some concessions during his visit to Beijing in November 2009. However, North Korea remains a real and huge challenge for Obama to test his engagement in East Asia.
