Susan A. Thornton

U.S. President Joe Biden poses with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he announced the countries that are joining the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework on Monday (May 23) during his visit to Tokyo. Biden launched his plan for U.S. economic engagement in Asia on Monday by initiating the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with 13 founding countries. Speaking at the launch event in Tokyo, Biden said that the future of the 21st Century economy will be written in the Indo-Pacific. The 13 initial members of the group, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), are the U.S., Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, New Zealand and Brunei, the Biden administration said Monday. The members accounting for about 40% of the world's gross domestic product.

US economic diplomacy in Asia

Susan A. Thornton and David Dollar

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

This is how Biden can get the edge over China

Susan A. Thornton

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Engaging China: Reconsidering the strategy and practice

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

A North Korean flag flutters at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Debating North Korea: US and Chinese perspectives

Susan A. Thornton, Li Nan, and Juliet Lee

38 North Friday, August 27, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting at China's Ministry of Transport in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

Prospects for US-China strategic stability and crisis management

Susan A. Thornton

Stimson Monday, August 2, 2021

Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside military airplanes in this illustration taken April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Will Beijing invade Taiwan?

Ryan Hass, Susan A. Thornton, Bonnie Glaser, Scott W. Harold, Yu-Jie Chen, and Scott Swift

Friday, July 30, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, participate beside staff and cabinet members in a virtual meeting with Asia-Pacific nation leaders at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

The Quad (finally) delivers: Can it be sustained?

Susan A. Thornton

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Do US-China educational exchanges serve American interests?

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

US-Flaggen mit EU-Flaggen auf einer Terrasse *** US flags with EU flags on a terrace Foto:xD.xAnoraganingrumx/xFuturexImageNo Use Switzerland. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use Austria

A roadmap for US-Europe cooperation on China

Ryan Hass, Susan A. Thornton, David Dollar, Craig Allen, Robert D. Williams, and Paul Gewirtz

February 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sign documents during the signing ceremony, at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China September 11, 2019 Andrea Verdelli/ Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11: Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during the meeting on September 11, 2019 at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images

China in Central Asia: Is China winning the “new great game”?

Susan A. Thornton

June 2020