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For over a decade, the United States has not articulated a strategy to deal with Asia. This is a marked break with the past. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, successive U.S. administrations released four "East Asia Strategy Reports" to explain U.S. policy toward this vital region. In contrast, the Bush administration has preferred to take a global approach and has deliberately refused to craft regional strategies.

Convinced that a regional approach is needed now more than ever, the Pacific Forum CSIS has joined four other institutions – the CNA Corporation, the Institute for Defense Analyses, the Institute for National and Strategic Studies of the National Defense University, and the Center for a New American Security – to produce an East Asia Strategy Report for the next U.S. administration. The five have convened a series of workshops to explore the dimensions of U.S. engagement with Asia. The second meeting was held in Honolulu, hosted by Pacific Forum, and focused on U.S. relations with its Asian allies.