The Washington Times, April 25th, 1997
Jonathan Last raises an important issue - the Clinton administration's lack of a consistent Asian policy ("Checking Chinese power in Asia," Op-Ed, April 21). Indeed, the only consistent thing in his whole foreign policy is inconsistency. One hopes Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will replace "ad hocism" with some definable principles and objectives.
However, Mr. Last's suggestions are curious. He details how the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) can be used more effectively than the Pacific Charter to confront presumed Chinese expansionism.
But SEATO was dissolved in 1977, m...
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