Analyst Spells Out U.S. Interests In Pacific Rim
President Obama used his trip to the Pacific Rim this week to announce plans for a new American military base in Darwin, Australia. The move changes the stance of U.S. forces in the region ? countering the growing strength and presence of China's military. Guy Raz talks with Thomas P. M. Barnett, chief analyst for Wikistrat, a consultancy that provides geopolitical analysis. He's also executive vice president of the Center for America-China Partnership.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/17/142472063/analyst-spells-out-u-s-interests-in-pacific-rim?ft=1&f=1003