Jun 30,2016 Special Forum Leveraging America’s Asian Pivot to Reinforce the Transatlantic Alliance and Vice Versa China’s rise is no longer a regional phenomenon but a global one, as the country “goes west” through its Belt & Road Initiative, waves of Chinese capital wash into Europe, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) operates from a military base in Djibouti, and China’s financial and diplomatic influence are felt everywhere from Brasilia to […] Daniel Twining Arc of Freedom and Prosperity , Free-riding , Japan-NATO cooperation , Japan-Russian relations , Principled neutrality , Self Defense Forces , US-Japan-Europe cooperation