America’s Unhinged “Pivot”
Barack Obama’s first foreign trip since his reelection highlights Asia’s new centrality to America’s economy and security. But Obama’s Asian tour also underscores a key question: Will America’s "pivot" to Asia gain strategic content, or will it remain largely a rhetorical repackaging of old policies?
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NEW DELHI – President Barack Obama’s first foreign trip since winning a second term highlights Asia’s new centrality to America’s economy and security. But Obama’s Asian tour also underscores the main question about American policy in the region: Will the United States’ “pivot” to Asia acquire concrete strategic content, or will it remain largely a rhetorical repackaging of old policies?