Indeed, for the past seven years America’s foreign policy seems to have been conducted entirely through the prism of the “war on terror” and the Iraq war. While there were some singular bilateral accomplishments, such as the adoption of the US-India civil nuclear energy deal, the US has been perceived to be less effective in dealing with the region’s burgeoning multilateral frameworks.
亚洲领导人经常抱怨说，当亚洲越发相互依存、中国开始扩大其势力范围之际，美国基本上在该地区不见踪迹。确实，在过去七年时间里，美国的外交政策似乎完全通过“反恐战争”和伊拉克战争的视角来实行的。尽管存在某些特别的双边成就，但是人们认为美国在处理该地区蓬勃发展的多变框架上并不如此有效。