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The decade after the fall of Saigon has turned out to be a peaceful and happy one for most East Asian countries, contrary to many forecasts. There was good reason for pessimism. The failure of the United States in Vietnam did great damage to US capability and will. American prestige was tarnished and the trust of Asian countries in the United States as their guarantor was severely diminished. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, was vigorously building up its forces in the Far East. The days of American dominance in the Pacific seemed to be coming to an end.
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Kosaka, M. (1987). East Asia, the Pacific and the West: Strategic Trends and Implications: Part II. In: O’Neill, R. (eds) East Asia, the West and International Security. International Institute for Strategic Studies Conference Papers. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09845-3_2
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