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"As secretary of state, I broke with tradition and embarked on my first official overseas trip to Asia."

"a strategic course set by President Barack Obama from the outset of his administration"

"a contribution from the Japanese government of more than $5 billion, to ensure the continued enduring presence of American forces in Japan"

"Hillary Clinton is U.S. secretary of state"

"our alliance with South Korea has become stronger and more operationally integrated"

"expanding our alliance with Australia from a Pacific partnership to an Indo-Pacific one"

"Tuncay Karda$ and Ali Bala are assistant professors at Sakarya University"

"Tuncay Karda$ and Ali Bala are assistant professors at Sakarya University"

"I have met so frequently -- often in informal settings -- with my Chinese counterparts, State Councilor Dai Bingguo"

"I have met so frequently -- often in informal settings -- with my Chinese counterparts... Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi"

"Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and I launched the Strategic and Economic Dialogue"

"China represents one of the most challenging and consequential bilateral relationships the United States has ever had to manage"

"President Obama has led a multifaceted and persistent effort to embrace fully our irreplaceable role in the Pacific, spanning the entire U.S. governme"

"Daniel Pipes likened Erdogan to Osama bin Laden... parallel between the AK Party and Hamas"

"the Turkish military, whose top brass have been implicated in the Ergenekon case"

"the military tutelage in Turkey, which was the architect of the alliance of the mid-1990s"

"In the Middle East, the Turkish prime minister is regarded as a courageous champion"

"The Financial Times Don't be blind to Erdogan's flaws Gideon Rachman"