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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…
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…
Over the past decade, the “Indo-Pacific” concept has replaced the late 20th century “Asia-Pacific” as a central frame of reference for strategy and external policy. Definitions vary. Some cast the…