U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

The increasingly stark language of competition with China will alarm countries like Bangladesh, who want to remain friendly with both sides.

Participation in the new U.S. initiative could advance Vietnam’s aspiration for economic gains and a firm status in the regional economic architecture, but its full-fledged engagement is unlikely.

IPEF’s evolution and prospects will partly hinge on how U.S. and regional partners define its value add in an increasingly competitive landscape.

The region has thrown its support behind Washington's long-awaited economic engagement plan, even as the specifics remain vague.

The Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy shows the U.S. does not want a Cold War with China.

The Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy rests on old assumptions that fail to account for the region’s dynamics and complexity.

The Biden administration took some bold steps to empower its Indo-Pacific allies and partners in 2021. But can it deliver on its promises?

New Delhi finds a prominent place in the strategy’s focus on Washington’s network of allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific.

The strategy document fails to answer crucial questions about the desired balance between competition and cooperation with China.

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.