"In contrast to its strong leadership in enhancing regional security, Washington continues to struggle in developing mechanisms that pave the way forward for resilient growth in the Indo-Pacific. Yet expectations for the United States to play a key role in shaping the future growth of the Indo-Pacific remain high amid the seismic shifts in the political as well as economic landscape of the region. The United States is unlikely to sign onto any new comprehensive trade agreements in the near future, but its interest in promoting and protecting supply chain resiliency and its advanced technologies from authoritarian governments is high and shared by other regional advanced economies in particular."
Read more in this new policy brief from Shihoko Goto, director of the Indo-Pacific Program.
The Indo-Pacific in the World
To help inform US policymakers about the region and its many interconnected issue areas, this collection from the Indo-Pacific Program features reports analyzing and providing recommendations on US policy toward the region, key actors, and vital issues.
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Shihoko Goto
Shihoko Goto is the director the Indo-Pacific Program at the Wilson Center. Her research focuses on the economics and politics of Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, as well as US policy in Northeast Asia. A seasoned journalist and analyst, she has reported from Tokyo and Washington for Dow Jones and UPI on the global economy, international trade, and Asian markets. A columnist for The Diplomat magazine and contributing editor to The Globalist, she was previously a donor country relations officer for the World Bank and has been awarded fellowships from the East-West Center and the Knight Foundation, among others.
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Indo-Pacific Program
The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region. Read more
