Trump administration

The region has become more connected to Europe and less dependent on Russia and China than when Trump was last in office. 

The Biden administration's restrictions can be said to have shifted from “small yard, high fence” to “large yard, low fence.”

As Washington and Delhi seek stronger ties, three policy shifts underway in the Biden administration may limit cooperation.

Some travel restrictions remain due to COVID-19, but Kyrgyzstan is no longer subject to a direct U.S. visa ban.

China’s Foreign Ministry hit a group of outgoing officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with sanctions.

Australia is noted in the document not nearly as often as Japan, South Korea, or India, but that likely underscores the already tight relations between the two countries.

The “Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific” reveals few surprises, and even fewer successes, in the last days of the Trump administration.

Reading the recently declassified document side-by-side, the 2019 Indo-Pacific Strategy Report highlights interesting inconsistencies.

Canberra long assumed it could work with any party in Washington – but is that still true after Trump?

A focus on new technologies as a key element of U.S. national security would likely be one of the few bright spots from Trump’s time in the White House.

If Joe Biden wishes to renew global democracy, he would do best to start in his own backyard.