The Reassertion of the United States in the Asia-Pacific Region

Abstract

[...]while the US military will continue to contribute to security globally, we will of necessity rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region.5 The document also directs the protection of the "global commons, those areas beyond national jurisdiction that constitute the vital connective tissue of the international system. [...]the dispersal of joint forces also will mitigate the risk posed by enemy weapons of mass destruction.