The Role of Security Assistance in Washington’s Pivot to Southeast Asia

Security assistance is a tangible means of bolstering partner nations’ ability to fend off Chinese maritime coercion. If the U.S. truly seeks to shift its strategic weight to the Asia-Pacific, it must consider ways to rebalance its security assistance programs to enable its maritime Southeast Asian partners, as they defend the front lines.

Edward Linczer Research Associate, American Enterprise Institute via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/2bluv0p