The United States Navys Pivot to Asia : The Origins of a Cooperative Strategy for Twenty-First Century Seapower

Taylor & Francis Ltd

The United States Navys Pivot to AsiaThe Origins of a Cooperative Strategy for Twenty-First Century Seapower\nAuthor(s): Bruce A. Elleman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032445076, 978-1032445076\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the origins of the US Navys 2007 Maritime Strategy, the formation of the US governments Pivot to Asia strategy, and the most recent revisions to this strategy that focus more specifically on China. Besides examining the details of this strategy formulation, the book explores the internal and external repercussions on the US Navy of the Pivot to Asia. It discusses the Fat Leonard scandal, which involved bribery and corruption in contracts for the maintenance of the US fleets in the region, and considers the sharp decrease in training and readiness of the Pacific fleet to support the pivot, which in turn led to serious maritime collisions. It also assesses the impact of the pivot on other co.