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FOIP
Assessing ASEAN’s New Indo-Pacific Outlook
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at the regional grouping’s first articulation of its response to the Indo-Pacific concept, and the outlook for its future development.
2019 Shangri-La Dialogue: US-China Divide Lingers Amid Asia’s Anxiety
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The dynamics at play at Asia’s premier security summit only reinforced existing regional worries that the divisions between Washington and Beijing are set to endure.
Assessing the US Indo-Pacific Strategy Report: Current Opportunities and Future Uncertainties
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While the much-anticipated report is a notable development for US Asia policy and offers much promise, there remain uncertainties about how rhetoric will translate into reality.
Southeast Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the dynamics behind the subregion’s continued management of the opportunities and challenges within the evolving initiative.
South China Sea Minilateralism: Between Opportunities and Limits
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While joint activities between regional states are no doubt significant, they need to be kept in perspective relative to broader trends.
Advancing Democracy in the US Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Further developing the governance pillar of U.S. Asia strategy will require managing a mix of opportunities and challenges.
Assessing Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the current status and future prospects of one of Taiwan’s flagship foreign policy initiatives.
A Free and Open Indo-Pacific: The South Korean Perspective
By Sukjoon Yoon
How does South Korea fit into FOIP, and how would Seoul like to see the concept evolve?
The Future of Asia’s Quad: Managing the Perceptions Gap
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Despite some ongoing adjustments, the key regional challenge for the Quad is addressing a lingering perceptions gap in some quarters.
What Concerns Japan in the Pacific?
By Grant Wyeth
Tokyo remains highly engaged among Pacific Island states, and shares some of their concerns about China.
Beyond Defining a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’
By Abigail Grace
It's time to stop debating “free and open Indo-Pacific” rhetoric, and focus on the action required to move FOIP forward.
Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Challenge in the Spotlight at 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The administration needs to address key challenges to make its new strategic approach succeed.