Expert: US strategy in Asean region likely to be maintained


US President Barack Obama

PETALING JAYA: Since United States President Barack Obama will leave office in early 2017, it is important to analyse his contribution to South-East Asia, and to question just how much the regional security landscape will change following his departure.

Obama's “pivot” or rebalancing towards Asia was a key highlight of his foreign policy and his administration invested more than any other US president in South-East Asia.

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