This thoughtful and deeply informed book assesses the background status andoutlook of U.S. relations with the AsiaPacific. Noted expert Robert G. Sutterprovides... » 

This thoughtful and deeply informed book assesses the background status andoutlook of U.S. relations with the AsiaPacific. Noted expert Robert G. Sutterprovides a balanced inventory of significant points of agreement anddisagreement between the United States and the governments and peoples of theregion. The author carefully considers widely held views of the United Statesin decline he finds that recent U.S. difficulties have not fundamentallyundermined the main foundations of the leadership power and influence thatAmerica has exerted in the region for many years. Instead he convincinglyargues for U.S. policy options that will help to remedy prevailing difficultieswhile sustaining American interests and leading role in Asian and Pacificaffairs. «