Report on U.S. Military Power 2012 (32)

Fourth, the U.S. sent high-ranking officials for the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) for the first time. From 25thto 26thMay, 2012, PALM 6 was held in Okinawa. High-ranking U.S. officials were invited for the first time to the meeting, seeking partnerships with the Pacific islands.

Fifth, enhance military exchanges with Myanmar. In September 2012, U.S. held talks with Myanmar on military exchanges; and in October, U.S. invited Myanmar to observe Exercise Gold Cobra; on November 9th, Mr. Obama became the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Myanmar.

To sum up, the U.S. is actively expanding bilateral military alliances to multilateral coalitions; it is seeking to develop new partnerships while cementing existing ones; and it is also committed to creating an Asian version of NATO based on shared values. Yet, as current international security environment is totally different from that of the Cold War era, it is very hard for the U.S. to achieve its ambition.

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