Q&A Authors / Stevenson / Calder / Asia In Washington

President Obama Has Returned From A Four-Nation Asian Trip Aimed At Reassuring Allies In The Region Of US Support In A Variety Of Areas Including Economics, Trade And Security. In Washington Itself, Asian Nations Have A Variety Of Ways To Connect With The United States. Those Avenues Of Communication And Cooperation Have Been Building Through The Years, Making Washington A Unique Vortex Of Global Interaction. Karl Calder Is Director Of the Reischauer Center For East Asian Studies At SAIS / John Hopkins University. He Has Long Been Fascinated With Washington's Role As A Power Center And Has Shared His Research In A New Book Titled Asia In Washington.