Origins and Evolution of the US Rebalance toward Asia Diplomatic, Military, and Economic Dimensions

This book provides a multifaceted analysis of the so-called US 'rebalance' (or 'pivot') toward the Asia Pacific. Most existing literature has focused almost exclusively on the military dimension of the US pivot toward Asia, depicting this as a US 'grand strategy' to contain a rising China. In contrast, this book brings to light the breadth and complexity of what is a diplomatic, military and economic repositioning of the United States toward (and within) the Asia Pacific region. The first section of the volume assesses the international and domestic drivers and policy objectives underlying the US rebalance toward Asia by analyzing the multiple diplomatic, military, and economic dimensions at play, as well as their mutual linkages. The second section examines regional reactions to this composite policy shift in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Russia, and Europe.

Hugo Meijer is Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department, King's College London. He is also Research Associate at the Center for International Research and Studies (CERI, Sciences Po). Previously, he was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Strategic Research Institute of the Military Academy (IRSEM), where he worked on the research project 'Transatlantic Perspectives on China's Military Modernization. The Case of the European Arms Embargo on the PRC.' He is the co-founder of the research group "Sociology of Foreign Policy" at the CERI (with Christian Lequesne, and Gilles Riaux, IRSEM) and has recently been the Scientific Coordinator of the conference The US Rebalance towards Asia: Transatlantic Perspectives (CERI, June 25, 2013). He received his Ph.D. in Political Science/International Relations at Sciences Po, under the supervision of Prof. Bertrand Badie. His dissertation examines the making of US export control policy on defense-related technology toward the People's Republic of China since 1979 on the basis of a broad range of primary sources (170 interviews, declassified documents, Congressional hearings, and Wikileaks/Cablegate). He earned a Master's Degree in International Relations from the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (Bologna and Washington D.C., 2008), and graduated in Economics from LUISS Guido Carli University (Rome, 2005). In 2010, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University (Washington D.C.). He also worked as a Temporary Lecturer and Research Assistant (ATER) in Political Science, at the University de Montpellier-I (2011-2012).

Synopsis and Chapter Headings
Preface; Dr. Christian Lequesne
Introduction; Dr. Hugo Meijer
PART I: DIPLOMATIC, MILITARY, AND ECONOMIC LINKAGES
1. Origins and Evolution of the Rebalance; Michael McDevitt
2. Pivot or Pirouette? The Bureaucratic Politics of the US Rebalance to Asia; Prof. Joanna Spear
3. The Military Dimension of the Rebalance; Dr. Ben Jensen
4. The Political Economy of the US Rebalance to the Asia Pacific; Dr. Guillaume de Rougé
5. The US and the Asia Pacific Multilateral Diplomatic Architectures; Dr. See Seng Tan
PART II: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE REBALANCE
6. China's Reactions to the US Rebalance to Asia: Mixed Feelings and Uncertain Outcomes; Dr. Mathieu Duchâtel; Dr. Emmanuel Puig
7. The Rebalance in Northeast Asia: Japan and the Korean Peninsula; Prof. Young C. Kim
8. Territorial Disputes and Maritime Security in Southeast Asia; Dr. Eric Frécon
9. Implications for European Security and NATO of the US Rebalance; Prof. Jolyon Howorth
10. Impact of the Rebalance on Europe's Interests in East Asia; Dr. May-Britt Stumbaum
11. Russia's Approaches to the US Rebalance to the Asia Pacific Region; Isabelle Facon
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