Answer to Question #301948 in History for Janine

Question

1. Does Asia's economic rise pose a challenge to the West?

1. What unites Asia and what divides Asia?

1. Is the United States an Asian power?

Answer 1

1. Most Asian states are besieged by problems such as socio‐economic disparities, poverty, ethnic and religious conflicts, rampant corruption, energy insecurity, and a deteriorating ecosystem to the West.
2. Asia is united by the ancient traditions and cultures which have been passed on from generation to generation and being exposed to them is simply amazing. The Isthmus of Suez unites Asia with Africa, and it is generally agreed that the Suez Canal forms the border between them.
3. No. The United States is not an Asian power. but it is an Asia-Pacific power.