The United States Security Strategy for the East Asia-Pacific Region

By Department of Defense

Book Id: WPLBN0000066301
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 2.3 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	The United States Security Strategy for the East Asia-Pacific Region
Author:	Department of Defense
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Language:	English
Subject:	Military, Armed Forces., National defense.
Collections:	Military and Armed Forces Library Collection
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Publisher:	Department of Defense


Citation APA MLA Chicago Defense, D. O. (n.d.). The United States Security Strategy for the East Asia-Pacific Region. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Government Reference Publication

Excerpt
Excerpt: The story of U.S. engagement in the Asia-Pacific region is one of continuity, but within that larger context there is change and reaffirmation. The Department of Defense issued its first and second East Asian Strategy Reports (EASR) in 1990 and 1992, respectively, to outline the changes we would make in our strategy and force structure in response to the end of the Cold War. In 1995, D.O.D. issued a third report, this time noting that continuing areas of uncertainty and tension require a reaffirmation of our security commitments to the region. Where the 1990 and 1992 reports anticipated reductions in our forward deployed forces, the 1995 report confirmed our intention to maintain approximately 100,000 troops in the region for the foreseeable future, while increasing our efforts to share security responsibilities with our friends and allies, and to broaden bilateral and multilateral engagement.

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1. Maintaining Comprehensive Engagement: “Presence Plus” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.0 Principles of U.S. Military Presence in Asia . . . . 9 1.1 Force Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1.2 U.S. Military Presence: Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.3 Exercises, Training and Military Sales . . . . . . . 14 1.4 Technological Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.5 Comprehensive Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2. Enhancing our Regional Relationships . . . . . . . 19 2.0 Strengthening the U.S.-Japan Alliance. . . . . . . 19 2.1 Toward a Lasting Security Partnership with the ROK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2.2 Building on a History of Cooperation: Australia and the Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2.3 U.S.-Thailand Alliance: Partners in Practice. . . . 28 2.4 After Bases: Solidifying our Alliance with the Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2.5 Comprehensive Engagement with China . . . . . 30 2.6 Enhancing Nascent Relations with Mongolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.7 Broadening Cooperation with Southeast Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.8 Expanding Regional Cooperation with Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 2.9 Supporting the Development of Security Pluralism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 3. Promotion of Democracy and Regional Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45