Asia faces a time for choosing
At the ASEAN summit, the path forward should be to double down on and recommit to the principles that have brought Southeast Asia success in recent decades.
Trump's Indo-Pacific strategy at year two
The U.S. president's actions raise questions about his commitment to the region.
Changes on the Indo-Pacific's geopolitical chessboard
Today, with the specter of Asian power disequilibrium looming, the China factor has gained greater salience in the equations between and among the major Indo-Pacific powers.
Japan's Indo-Pacific dream or nightmare?
Unfinished political reform, militarization, technological authoritarianism, the politicization of history and great power rivalry is stressing the Indo-Pacific region and Tokyo's attempts to inculcate a rules-based order into the region.
Weighing the impact of Korea and Taiwan crises on the region
The endgame of the latest war game simulation was neither rosy nor promising.
America's Indo-Pacific strategy won't scare China
If China really is the new focus of Western security, why is Trump picking fights in the Middle East?
A key role for Japan in the Indo-Pacific
Japan's size, resources, location and track record of promoting and abiding by a rules-based international order gives it a leading role in building a middle power coalition for the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan targets more coordination with firms and NGOs to get most out of development aid
Japan will join with private companies and nongovernmental organizations to make more efficient and effective use of official development assistance, one of Tokyo's key diplomatic pillars, according to a white paper released by the Foreign Ministry on Friday. The annual report on development cooperation reflects ...
Building a 'free and open' Indo-Pacific
While deference usually invites bullying, standing up to China draws respect and a readiness to negotiate and make concessions.
A concert of democracies in the Indo-Pacific region
The deepening relationship between Japan and India serves the goal of forestalling the emergence of a China-centric Asia.
U.S. is more engaged than ever in Indo-Pacific
The U.S. involvement in the Indo-Pacific region benefits not only itsinterests, but the interests of its partners, allies and neighbors.
The linchpins for a rules-based Indo-Pacific
the Abe-Modi summit offers an opportunity to discuss how the Tokyo-New Delhi duet can contribute to the larger U.S.-initiated effort to build strategic equilibrium, power stability and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
