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This paper reviews the proceedings of a two day conference held in June 2016 on the US alliance system in the Asia-Pacific region and the area's overall security architecture. The participants specifically focused on 1) whether the US can "sell" the idea of alliances to deal collectively with regional threats; 2) the existing security architecture in the Asia-Pacific area; 3) the threat perceptions that exist in East Asia; 4) Japan’s changing national security posture; 5) the evolving US-Japan alliance and its implications for regional security; and 6) the mechanisms that are available to maintain regional maritime security and deal with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief requirements.