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2010-12-31

Emerging multipolar world

Comments on Simon Tay “The US-Asia relationship in 2010: Progress and problems”,
30/12/2010, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/12/30/the-us-asia-relationship-in-2010-progress-and-problems/

Tay's concluding remarks are particularly worth noting: "A new context for American-Asian relations is emerging. America now faces a spectrum of strategic choice running from potential isolationism grounded in the idea of American decline to the acceptance of a more multipolar world and a continued engagement on different terms. Leaders on both sides must work to smooth this new and difficult transition."

History could be a burden, but unrealistic and wrong expectations may also be unhelpful and counter productive and even harmful and destructive.

It is in that context and expectation that every country. including declining and rising powers, should conduct itself and behave in a cooperative way appropriate to that context. Missteps by any may not be in the interests of most countries.

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