ISAS Insights

There is no doubt that America is changing in several unexpected ways. This is reason enough for Asia " including South Asia " to get to know the country that is evolving and the direction it is taking as it moves forward towards another presidential election. Change has come for several reasons and each will matter for the world, especially for Asia. In this essay I will explore why the United States has moved away from the path it had followed with confidence once it became the sole superpower. That happened in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. With the current campaign for the US presidency having entered the final round of the contest, the nominees of the two main political parties for the forthcoming presidential elections have taken positions that will, in different ways, influence how America relates to the world, in particular to Asia. The end of history?