Free and open Indo-Pacific

By shaping normative frameworks and exporting them to global platforms, minilaterals are effectively redefining the mechanisms of influence in global governance.

Chinese militarization and expansionism in the Himalayas remains a perennial concern not just for India, but for the United States – and its Indo-Pacific allies and partners.

As China attempts to increase its influence over the PICs, Japan must marshal a strategic response that connects these states to its broader objectives in the Indo-Pacific.

What to make of Prime Minister Kishida’s repeated calls for a “free and open international order based on the rule of law”?

The Japanese leader did a fine job finding a way to talk about Ukraine without really talking about Ukraine.

Amid fractured global politics, Kishida’s visit to New Delhi proved how crucial India in for Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy.

The stronger identity dynamics become, the more likely they are to reduce all the specific strategic choices into a single decision: to side with the U.S. or China.

Back in 2015, then-Foreign Minister Kishida helped shaped the India-Japan Indo-Pacific Vision 2025. Where do ties stand today?

The phrase is often read as code for “U.S.-aligned,” but what does it really mean?

Now that the Quad has held its first in-person leaders’ summit meeting, what can realistically be expected for the Indo-Pacific and its emerging geography of strategies?

A series of high-level calls, including between Biden and Modi, suggest a possible trajectory for relations between India and the new U.S. administration.

India and Russia cancelled their annual summit for the first time in two decades. Is China the reason why?

Three AI-related technologies that could further the free, open, resilient, and inclusive character of the Indo-Pacific.

In building on Japan's complementary interests with Vietnam, Suga has signaled a clear continuity with his precedessor's foreign policy approach.

Should it eventuate, Prime Minister Suga’s ASEAN tour would demonstrate his commitment to predecessor Abe Shinzo’s “free and open Indo-Pacific” strategy.

Indian growth is key to countering Chinese aggression.

The longstanding India-Japan partnership is a crucial pillar for the Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision.

It’s time to take Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific push seriously.

ARIA provides a comprehensive framework for U.S. policy and strategy in the Indo- Pacific region.

Irrespective of its actual fallout, the killing of Qassem Suleimani will increase scrutiny on the administration’s foreign policy, its prioritization of Asia, and its ties with regional states.

Over the past decade, India has grown increasingly prominent in Japan's regional strategy.

India's Northeast brings Japan's "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" strategy and India's "Act East" strategies together.

Using Tolkien’s Middle Earth as a metaphor for the complexities of the region.

A closer look at yet another inflection point in the development of the U.S. regional vision.