15. “The Pivot”: Barack Obama and the Struggle to Rebalance to Asia

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. NOTE ON KOREAN, CHINESE , AND JAPANESE TERMS xi
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. PART ONE THE RISE OF THE UNITED STATES
7. 1. “A Theatre for the Exercise of the Most Ambitious Intellect”: Seeds of Strategy, 1784–1860 17
8. 2. “How Sublime the Pacific Part Assigned to Us”: Precursors to Expansion, 1861–1898 56
9. 3. “I Wish to See the United States the Dominant Power on the Shores of the Pacific”: Grand Strategy in the Era of Theodore Roosevelt 78
10. PART TWO THE RISE OF JAPAN
11. 4. “Leave the Door Open, Rehabilitate China, and Satisfy Japan”: Defining the Open Door, 1909–1927 111
12. 5. “Between Non- resistance and Coercion”: The Open Door Closes, 1928–1941 151
13. 6. “We Have Got to Dominate the Pacific”: Grand Strategy and the War Against Japan 188
14. PART THREE THE RISE OF THE SOVIETS
15. 7. “The Overall Effect Is to Enlarge Our Strategic Frontier”: Defining Containment in the Pacific, 1945–1960 241
16. 8. “Anyone Who Isn’t Confused Really Doesn’t Understand the Situation”: Asia Strategy and Escalation in Vietnam, 1961–1968 297
17. 9. “An Even Balance”: Nixon and Kissinger’s Redefinition of Containment in Asia, 1969–1975 323
18. 10. “The President Cannot Make Any Weak Moves”: Jimmy Carter and the Return of the China Card, 1977–1980 363
19. 11. “To Contain and Over Time Reverse”: Ronald Reagan, 1980–1989 387
20. PART FOUR THE RISE OF CHINA
21. 12. “The Key to Our Security and Our Prosperity Lies in the Vitality of Those Relationships”: George H. W. Bush and the Unipolar Moment, 1989–1992 423
22. 13. “Engage and Balance”: Bill Clinton and the Unexpected Return of Great- Power Politics 453
23. 14. “A Balance of Power That Favors Freedom”: Strategic Surprise and the Asia Policy of George W. Bush 482
24. 15. “The Pivot”: Barack Obama and the Struggle to Rebalance to Asia 518
25. Conclusion: The Historical Case for Asia Strategy 541
26. Notes 549
27. Index 689