Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2003
Abstract
This paper examines the change and continuity of U.S. policy toward Strategic Asia after September 11 and discusses the impact of September 11 on regional security trends. The main arguments are: (1) the anti-terror war codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)-which successfully destroyed the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, dislodged the Taliban regime that provided Al-Qaeda with sanctuary in Afghanistan, and then turned to a "second front" in Southeast Asia-has advanced U.S. power and standing in Strategic Asia; (2) OEF constitutes a major ingredient in the emerging Bush Doctrine; (3) while the doctrine exemplified by OEF appears to follow realist premises, by connecting the destruction of terrorism and the expansion of freedom, the result of the Bush Doctrine is, paradoxically, a Wilsonian brand of internationalism that combines American power and principles; and (4) American policy since OEF should guard against such pitfalls as over-reliance on military engagement, backlash against American policies, and setbacks in the realm of human rights.
Publication Name
Issues & Studies
Volume Number
39
First Page
169
Last Page
181
Recommended Citation
Wang, Vincent Wei-Cheng, "U.S. Policy Toward Strategic Asia Since September 11: Expanding Power or Promoting Values?" (2003). Politics Faculty Publications and Presentations. 31.
https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/politics_faculty_pubs/31
Comments
Copyright © 2003, National Chengchi University's Institute of International Relations. This article first appeared in Issues & Studies: 39:4 (2003), 169-181.
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