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The United States no longer dominates the Asia-Pacific region and no longer dictates its terms to its allies. Instead, it’s about being a teammate and sharing responsibilities.
By Damián Cueva
For this article, Damien Cave spent more than a year interviewing current and former officials from the United States and a dozen countries.
Far from Ukraine and Gaza, as wealthy democracies from the Group of Seven gather in Italy to talk about a host of long-standing and entrenched challenges, the nature of American strength is changing in the region Washington envisions for the next century: Asia. -Peaceful.
In this case, the United States no longer presents itself as the sure guarantor of security, a superpower that “trust us, we have it. ” The terrain is too vast and the threat from China represents too wonderful a threat. So America set out to be anything. plus: a spouse enthusiastic about army modernization and technological development.
“In the past, our experts talked about a radial style for security in the Indo-Pacific,” Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, at a global defense conference. In Singapore. “Today we see something very different. “
In this new era, many countries are doing more, alone and with the United States. For the first time, the United States is building nuclear-powered submarines with Australia; involve South Korea in drawing up nuclear weapons plans; generate engines for fighter jets with India; sharing maritime surveillance responsibilities with small Pacific islands; and working with Japan to increase offensive attacking capability.
Behind the scenes, U. S. officials are also testing new secure communication systems with their partners. They point to agreements to co-produce artillery with their allies and guarantee the supply of blood to hospitals in the region in the event of conflict. They also exercise with many more nations and on a broader scale.
These collaborations highlight how the region perceives China. Many countries fear Beijing’s development of military force and belligerence: its threats against the democratic island of Taiwan, its claims to most of the South China Sea, and its land grabs on the border with India. They are also less confident about China as an economic partner, with the slowdown in the speed of its post-Covid economy and its move away from Xi Jinping’s pro-growth and pro-entrepreneurship policies.
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