TY - GEN AU - Greg Kennedy AU - Harsh V.Pant TI - Assessing Maritime Power in the Asia-Pacific: The Impact of American Strategic Re-Balance SN - 9781317177937 PY - 2016///0309 CY - Oxford PB - Routledge N2 - Leading academics from around the world, who specialize in analysing maritime strategic issues, deliberate the impact of the American 'pivot' or 're-balance' strategy, and the 'Air-Sea Battle' operational concept, on the maritime power and posture of a number of selected states. Intending to strengthen US economic, diplomatic, and security engagement throughout the Asia-Pacific, both bilaterally and multilaterally, the re-balance stands out as one of the Obama administration's most far-sighted and ambitious foreign policy initiatives ER -