Ilya Kravchenko: Asia-Pacific – a special region for US foreign policy
... new level. A special position in creation of the strategic line in the Asia-Pacific region is shown by the unwillingness of the White House to involve Russia into the project of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Summing up, we can definitely say that Asia-Pacific occupies a special place in the US foreign policy even in comparison to the Middle East, Europe, or other regions. If the treaty on the Trans-Pacific Partnership does not enter into force, the USA, in any case, will continue following the strategy of strengthening its positions in Asia, and if we consider it more generally, of dominance in the Pacific region. Ilya Kravchenko, Ph.D. in political science, Lecturer at the Department of International ...