US Discourses and Practices Toward the Indo-Pacific from Obama to Biden: A Constructivist Perspective

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Cairo, Egypt

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The US strategy for rebalancing towards Asia has evolved significantly. The fluctuating US orientation towards China invites for further analysis on the influence of subjective interpretations of various US administrations in (a) how they perceived US interests and threats to such interests in the “Indo-Pacific” region, and (b) how these varying perceptions were translated into policy practices. This paper attempts to shed light into the manner in which successive US administrations constructed the Indo-Pacific region, as well as highlighting how this construction translated into specific policies sought to address perceived threats and secure key interests. It also utilizes the securitization approach examining the choice behind which the US securitizes and politicizes alongside discourse analysis to evaluate official government discourses from the three administrations.

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