East Asia is likely to grow in economic importance to the United States in coming years, but that makes it even more essential for Washington to simultaneously reduce the military burden on the American economy and force its trading partners to bear the full cost of their own defense. Otherwise U.S. firms will have difficulty taking advantage of expanding economic opportunities in the region.

More on East Asia

Commentary

South Korea’s Growing Nuclear Flirtation

By Ted Galen Carpenter. China-US Focus. April 24, 2013.

Lessons for the US: China Won’t Work Against Itself in Korea

By Doug Bandow. China-US Focus. April 23, 2013.

Exploit Beijing’s Nuclear Nightmare

By Ted Galen Carpenter. National Interest (Online). April 19, 2013.

Cato Studies

China, America, and the Pivot to Asia

By Justin Logan. Policy Analysis No. 717. January 8, 2013.

Beyond Symbolism? The U.S. Nuclear Disarmament Agenda and Its Implications for Chinese and Indian Nuclear Policy

By Lavina Lee. Foreign Policy Briefing No. 91. February 8, 2011.

A Free Trade Agreement with South Korea Would Promote Both Prosperity and Security

By Doug Bandow. Trade Briefing Paper No. 31. October 20, 2010.

Articles

U.S. Policy toward the Two Koreas after the U.S. and ROK Elections in 2012

Doug Bandow. International Journal of Korean Studies. Vol. 16. No. 2. Winter 2012.

Promoting Long-Term Economic Growth: America and East Asia Working Together

Doug Bandow. International Journal of Korean Studies. Spring 2010.

What to Do about China?

Doug Bandow. Fusion Magazine. May 2010.

Reviews & Journals

The Role of China in the U.S. Debt Crisis

Policy Report. March/April 2013.

The Role of China in the U.S. Debt Crisis

James A. Dorn. Cato Journal. Winter 2013.

How China Became Capitalist

Ronald Coase and Ning Wang. Policy Report. January/February 2013.

Events

Third Annual Cato Papers on Public Policy Conference

Featuring Jeffrey A. Miron. June 6, 2013, June 7, 2013. Conference.

Juche Strong: A Dialogue on the Posturing and Propaganda of North Korea

Featuring Doug Bandow and Caleb O. Brown. April 11, 2013. Film Screening.

The Pivot to Asia and the Future of U.S.-China Relations

Featuring Daniel J. Ikenson and Justin Logan. January 25, 2013. Capitol Hill Briefing.