April 7, 2019
America’s Next 5 Moves in the Indo-Pacific Region
Donald Trump has done much to alter U.S. influence in Asia.
by James Jay Carafano
Obama talked of pivoting to Asia. Donald Trump made Asia pivot to America.
In the last two years, Trump has done much to increase U.S. influence in the Indo-Pacific region. But much more needs doing. A fast start is well and good, the Indo-Pacific contest is a marathon, not a sprint.
Washington needs to seriously think how the United States can sustain the regional strategy over the long term—well past 2020. The goal is simple. Beijing has to respect America as a formidable Asian power—and concede that the United States is not going anywhere. And what the United States does there must be part of an overall strategy to stabilize key regions of the world and ensure the freedom of the commons (air, sea, space and cyberspace) that benefits the United States and all nations.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/america%E2%80%99s-next-5-moves-indo-pacific-region-50767
