UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY

United States Foreign Policy on Asia

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Discussion3

Pakistan3

Afghanistan6

China7

Middle East7

Conclusion8

United States Foreign Policy on Asia

Introduction

The foreign policy of the United States of America on Asia aimed at the establishment and protection of security, peace, prosperity and a stable and democratic political environment from their citizens. It commutes traditionally between two contrasting strategies, the isolationism and internationalism, although the former was not pursued since the end of the Second World War. The USA is responsible for the establishment and survival of various organizations like the United Nations, the NATO, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund largely responsible for the betterment of Asian countries. In addition, a high number of active civil society actors operating worldwide from the territory of the United States both principles and practice of foreign policy of the United States than is currently the only remaining superpower with global interests domestically and globally controversial.

Discussion

The following are the United States foreign policy towards different countries in Asia;

Pakistan

To hold classified exchanges on multiple Pakistan contingencies, including the collapse of the Pakistan state and the specter of the Pakistan military losing control of its nuclear arsenal. The United States should heavily condition all military aid to Pakistan on sustained concrete antiterrorist measures by the Pakistan military against groups targeting India and the United States, including in Afghanistan. The United States should continue to provide technical assistance to Pakistan to protect its nuclear arsenal, and to prevent the transfer of this technology to third parties. India should continue its bilateral negotiations with Pakistan on all outstanding issues, including the question of Kashmir.  India should attempt to initiate quiet bilateral discussions with Pakistan on Afghanistan as well as trilateral discussions with Afghanistan (Schmidt, 2002). In addition to this, beyond the Afghan conflict in Pakistan's tribal regions, supporting the United States, the Pakistani army in the armed conflict in northwestern Pakistan. In the fall of 2009, the Obama administration succeeds in passing through the Congress a five year plan to help Pakistan, with a budget of $ 7.5 billion. With conditions important, Washington to oversee both the use of funds that appointments to the Pakistani army, the proposed aid is being challenged, however, important for the government of Raza Gilani and the Pakistani military. In addition to this, there has been an unusual push towards Pakistan and India normalization right after Hillary's visit to Pakistan in October this year. The Pakistani government out of nowhere granted India MFN (Most Favored Nation) status, something India has been demanding for years. This has been a major initiative from Pakistan given that Pakistan had been blaming Indian involvement in FATA and Baluchistan (Entman, 2004). Pakistan used this claim to motivate Pakistani soldiers to carry out brutal military operations in FATA, which displaced millions and killed thousands of Muslims. Furthermore, Pakistan has completely decoupled the Kashmir issue from Pakistan and India trade, an old Indian demand which Pakistan has been denying until now. Just in the span of few days, Indian wrestlers visited Pakistan ...