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The Trump Effect Heads to Tokyo

The Trump Effect Heads to Tokyo

By Kareem Rifai
It is decidedly outside the Trump administration’s interest to harm the LDP’s electoral prospects if it wants a greater chance at achieving its goals for Japanese defense spending. But that’s exactly what its doing. 

The Path to a US-India Trade Deal Lies Through Economic Security

The Path to a US-India Trade Deal Lies Through Economic Security

By Ishaan Thakker
A broader trade agreement, including cooperation on key supply chains, foreign investment, and advanced technologies makes a deal more likely and can help the U.S. and India more effectively counter China.  
Cambodia, US Nearing Agreement on Trade, Phnom Penh Says

Cambodia, US Nearing Agreement on Trade, Phnom Penh Says

By Sebastian Strangio
Among the ASEAN nations, Cambodia is the most potentially exposed to any sudden shift in U.S. trade policy.

Indonesia Offers to Purchase $34 Billion in US Goods Ahead of Tariff Deadline

Indonesia Offers to Purchase $34 Billion in US Goods Ahead of Tariff Deadline

By Sebastian Strangio
It remains to be seen whether the agreement, set to be signed next week, will secure a significant reduction in the 32 percent "reciprocal" tariff.

Trump Says US and Vietnam Have Reached an Agreement on Tariffs

Trump Says US and Vietnam Have Reached an Agreement on Tariffs

By Sebastian Strangio
Washington has agreed to lower its threatened 46 percent tariff on imports from Vietnam in return for increased access to the Vietnamese market.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

India, the Quad, and China’s Shadow: Building a Coherent Indo-Pacific Strategy

India, the Quad, and China’s Shadow: Building a Coherent Indo-Pacific Strategy

By Imran Khurshid
The Quad must evolve from rhetoric to action with a unified strategy that fully integrates India and counters China’s multifront challenge across trade, tech, and security.

The Deadline for Trump’s ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Is Looming

The Deadline for Trump’s ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Is Looming

By Peter Draper, Kumuthini Sivathas, and Nathan H. Gray
How are other countries responding to the threat that the U.S. tariffs will be re-applied from July 9?
The Most Important US Roles on Taiwan Don’t Require Senate Confirmation

The Most Important US Roles on Taiwan Don’t Require Senate Confirmation

By Bryce C. Barros
It’s time for Washington to clarify the responsibilities of the American Institute in Taiwan – both its Taipei and Washington bureaus.

What Happened to the US ‘Asia First’ Doctrine?

What Happened to the US ‘Asia First’ Doctrine?

By Adham Sahloul
U.S. policy in the Middle East has impacted Washington’s alliance management in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

How President Trump Lost the Indo-Pacific

How President Trump Lost the Indo-Pacific

By Brice Tseen Fu Lee and Juan Pablo Sims
Trump’s first term removed the United States from Southeast Asia’s economic future. His second is cutting it out of the region’s strategic present.

Singapore Is a Vital Sounding Board for US China Policy

Singapore Is a Vital Sounding Board for US China Policy

By Abhinav Seetharaman
There’s a reason why US diplomats tend to meet with the Singaporeans before talking with the Chinese.
Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan Among 36 Nations in Line for US Travel Bans: Report

Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan Among 36 Nations in Line for US Travel Bans: Report

By Sebastian Strangio
A State Department memo suggests that a new group of nations, most of them in Africa, could be soon subjected to full or partial bans.

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