Asia’s Middle Eastern Shadow
The US “pivot” to Asia was required not only because of the security threats posed by the rise of China, but also as a consequence of America’s long and costly obsession with the Middle East. But Asia is no less a demanding theater than the Middle East; indeed, the two regions have much in common.
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TEL AVIV – In 2010, then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced America’s eastward shift in global strategy. The United States’ “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific region was required not only because of the security threats posed by the rise of China, but also as a consequence of America’s long and costly obsession with the Middle East.