Antony Blinken

China drew Washington’s attention back to the Pacific, but regional states hope the U.S. engages beyond geopolitical competition.

Blinken’s trip to Australia for bilateral and Quad meetings will be followed by a visit to Fiji, then a Japan-South Korea-US trilateral in Hawaii.

The U.S. Secretary of State's recent tour sent all the right signals, but some regional skepticism remains.

The U.S. Secretary of State made a broad array of promises, but was frustratingly short on specifics.

Experts say to maintain influence Washington “will need at a minimum to recognize the Taliban government.”

Despite concerns that the Biden administration’s focus on human rights and democracy would entail sharp criticism of New Delhi, Blinken’s visit highlighted the many areas of bilateral synergy.

U.S. forces are reportedly days away from completing the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Central Asian diplomats are making the rounds in Washington, DC.

"The partnership is changing, but the partnership itself is enduring,” Blinken said during his unannounced visit to Afghanistan.

One way of looking at the 2+2 meeting is that a selection of items for future consideration was put on the table. What becomes of these items going forward is now the critical question.

The vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute (and former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs) on what we can glean from the administration's recent Asia outreach.

While the two sides were careful to avoid open disagreement, there are clear areas of tensions, from approaches to China and North Korea to alliance issues involving Japan.