The Pivot before the Pivot: U.S. Strategy to Preserve the Power Balance in Asia

Summary

The United States’ strategic reorientation toward the Asia Pacific began not under the Barack Obama administration, but under the George W. Bush administration. As part of this reorientation, the Bush administration pursued a series of military, political, and economic policies aimed at engaging with and balancing against China, not containing it.

Read: Robert Zoellick mentions Silove's article in the Wall Street Journal.