Indo-Pacific

Last week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco concluded where discussions among Asia-Pacific leaders heavily focused on trade, investment and security across the region. Taking place on the heels of seventh round negotiations for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) the week prior, the summit marked President Yoon Suk Yeol’s first attendance of an…

While the use of the term “Indo-Pacific” is relatively new, debates about its use echo longstanding arguments about how the region should be defined: who is in, who is out,…

In 2020, Xi Jinping was on a roll. Donald Trump had left U.S. alliances in disarray and the home front in discord, unable even to unite against a pandemic. U.S.…

When South Korea released its “Strategy for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Region” in December 2022—marking Seoul’s first-ever effort to develop a comprehensive regional strategy—early commentaries honed in on…

Japan’s Indo-Pacific Strategy predates that of the U.S. In fact, Abe Shinzo gets credit for envisioning it as early as 2007, during his first brief tenure as prime minister. When…