ABSTRACT
The administration of President Barack Obama had considerable success in implementing the various security, economic, diplomatic and political elements of what was initially called the pivot to Asia and was soon re-labeled the U.S. rebalance policy in Asia. The policy approaches seen in the rebalance policy were considered by Obama government officials from the outset of the administration and were initiated in a series of speeches and announcements in late 2011 and early 2012. The record showed that the main initiatives of the rebalance policy were followed by the Obama administration. Incoming President Donald Trump ended the rebalance policy amid policy controversy and uncertainty with potentially negative consequences for U.S. standing in Asia.
