Will the new American government be able to clarify the conditions under which it will engage with Asia? Washington must bring an answer to the fears and expectations of different actors. What will the American position be before China’s difficulties due to the crisis? How could Japan be reassured about its place in the American strategy? How to deal with Pyongyang and how to establish a stable partnership with New Delhi? What could be the right place for the already existing regional institutions?

Valérie Niquet, Head of the Centre Asie Ifri, is a specialist of security questions and strategic balances in Asia. Her latest publication is Chine-Japon, l'affrontement (Paris, Perrin, 2006).

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