Study on Obama’s Security Strategy in the Asia Pacific:Impact Evaluation and Its Prospects Under New Administration

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Abstract

List of Abbreviations

1．Introductory Remarks

1．1 Research Background and Significance

1．2 Research Questions and Hypotheses

1．3 Research Perspective and Concepts

1．4 Research Methodology

1．5 Preliminary Structure of the Thesis

1．6．Literature Review

2．Theoretical Framework

2．1 Fundamentals and Classical Realism

2．2 Neorealism and Systemic Factor

2．3．U．S．Foreign Policy and John Mearsheimer's Offensive Realism

2．4 Offensive Marketing

2．5 Mixing Offensive Realism and Offensive Marketing

3．Obama's Rebalance Strategy to the Asia Pacific

3．1．Evolution of U．S．Strategy in the Asia Pacific After the Cold War

3．1．1．George H．W．Bush Approach to the Asia Pacific

3．1．2 Bill Clinton Approach to the Asia Pacific

3．1．3 George W．Bush Approach to the Asia Pacific

3．1．4 Conclusion

3．2．Dimensions of Obama's Rebalance to the Asia Pacific

3．2．1．Economy

3．2．2 Diplomacy

3．2．3 Security

3．3 Goals of Obama's Rebalance to the Asia Pacific

3．3．1．Strengthen Alliances

3．3．2 New Approach Aimed at China

3．3．3．Expand Trade

3．3．4 Engage in Institutions

3．3．5 Conclusion

3．4 Rationale of Obama's Rebalance to the Asia Pacific

3．4．1．Maintaining Primacy

3．4．2．China as the Reason Behind Pivot to Asia

3．4．3 Conclusion

4．An Evaluation of Obama's Strategy in the Asia Pacific

4．1 Rebalance or Continuation?

4．1．1 President George W．Bush Enduring Legacy

4．1．2 President Obama's Strategy to the Asia Pacific

4．1．3 Refocus with New Characteristics

4．2 Projection of Power in the Asia Pacific

4．2．1 Military Power Projeetion

4．2．2 Projection of Power in the East China Sea

4．2．3 Projeetion of Power in the Korean Peninsula

4．2．4 Projection of Power in the South China Sea

4．2．5 Projection of Power in the Indian Ocean

4．3．Alliance System

4．3．1 Reaffirming Relation with Traditional Allies

4．3．2 Enhancing Important Partnership with Vietnam，India and Singapore

4．4 Institutional Engagement and Implication for Security

4．4．1 Institutional Engagement in the Southeast Asia

4．4．2 Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP)

4．4．3 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue(QUAD)

4．5 Obama's Legacy and the Effects of Containing China in the Region

4．5．1 Containing China

4．5．2 Effects on the Region

5．Prospects for New Administration

5．1 New Administration Strategy

5．1．1 Enduring Legacy of Obama's Term and the Effects on New Administration

5．1．2 Trump's Incoherent Foreign Policy Approach

5．1．3 Trump's Strategy in the Asia Pacific

5．2．Free and Open Indo-Pacific

5．2．1 QUAD

5．2．2 Military Projection of Power

5．2．3 Challenging Belt and Road Initiative Through Infrastructure Initiatives

5．2．4 Institutional Implication for Security

5．2．5 Conclusion

6．Discussion and Concluding Remarks

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Acknowledgments