Indo-Pacific

Addressing regional concerns will be difficult, take time, and require U.S. policymakers to be responsive. But failure is not an option.

A proactive Europe is welcomed by many in the Indo-Pacific, a reality highlighted by a recent ministerial forum focused on cooperation in the region.

Withdrawing from Europe and the Middle East to focus on the Indo-Pacific would be a misstep for Washington.

Engagement by the United States throughout the wider Indian Ocean Region has a mixed record at best.

In Tokyo for a port call by the frigate Bayern, the German navy chief underscored his country's concerns about freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific.

The Biden administration should prioritize a forward-looking and impactful economic and trade agenda with the Indo-Pacific region, especially when it comes to digital trade.

Large Scale Exercise 2021 was a look at how the Navy might fight China and Russia at the same time.

While we need to cast a more critical eye on what Europe can actually bring to the Indo-Pacific, it is too early to dismiss Europe’s military engagement in the region.

France has emerged as one of India’s closest strategic partners and the relationship is likely to bloom further in the coming years. 

The meeting of the leaders of the four countries marks an important milestone in the development of the ‘Quad’ as a regional mechanism.

The Pentagon’s new Pacific Deterrence Initiative demonstrates that we’re still a long way away from the “flattened” world that Thomas Friedman and others imagined.