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... of California Michael Boyle Barack Obama United States foreign policy Syria Russia NATO China South China Sea Libya Islamic State al-Qaeda Middle East Iraq drones 10 Historians may well conclude that Obama glimpsed a different world for Ameri- can foreign policy but never exerted...

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... of the University of California Mark Beeson China South China Sea Philippines Vietnam Japan Australia United States maritime law Barack Obama Xi Jinping ASEAN nationalism United Nations Convention Law Sea How times change. Only a few years ago the East Asian region was known primarily...

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...Hugh De Santis America's expanding military footprint in Asia may be more of a provocation than a deterrent to China's aggressive behavior. Hugh De Santis China Asia Pacific strategic pivot Trans-Pacific Partnership trade military South China Sea containment Obama 209 America...

...Marvin C. Ott The South China Sea is a growing focus of concern in Washington, at the headquarters of the US Pacific Command in Honolulu, and in a number of Southeast Asian capitals. © 2011 Current History. All rights reserved. 2011 The Regents of the University of California Marvin Ott...

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