Cobweb with Pivot: An Updated Model of Asia-Pacific Alliances

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220504.425How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Alliance; Hub and Spoke; Asia-Pacific; US

Abstract

The US-led alliance system in Asia-Pacific was depicted as a “hub-and-spokes” architecture. Given the collapse of the Soviet Union and globalization, this preserved heritage should undergo a gradual metamorphosis as the resurgence of nations. As long as the supremacy status of the US sustains staunch, this model wouldn’t be recast essentially. Accordingly, the new model-”cobweb with pivot’’-is constructed on the substratum of “hub-and-spokes” and makes adjustments to accord with the contemporary epoch. Not only does this new architecture admit Washington’s irrefutable existence, but also embodies the shift in allies and the momentum inducing this change. The impetus of this change doesn’t get across the fringe delineated by alliance formation studies. Cobweb with pivot resonates with the power-balance bandwagon in the Asia-Pacific region. Through illustrating empirical instances, and unearthing theoretical rationales, this paper elaborates on the compatibility between this updated model and the postwar power resurgence in the Asia-Pacific region. Compared with the assembled nations in Europe, Asian nations are relatively more independent. The cobweb weaved by Asia-Pacific powers endows this region with a strengthening ductility.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TI  - Cobweb with Pivot: An Updated Model of Asia-Pacific Alliances
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
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