"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.