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The Indo-Pacific is key to global security and prosperity. It is a critical battleground of U.S.-China competition–the U.S. Department of Defense has described it as its “priority theater”–and is home to some of the world’s most vital trade routes. With intensifying U.S.-China rivalry, the risk of conflict in the Indo-Pacific is escalating. The South China Sea and Taiwan Strait are particularly dangerous flashpoints. Additionally, the rule of law, a guardrail against open conflict, is being challenged by actions in the region. Meanwhile, U.S. presidential elections add further uncertainty and instability to an already fraught security landscape.
On November 19, the Center for Asia Policy Studies and the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology at Brookings hosted Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Admiral Samuel Paparo for a moderated conversation with Brookings experts Lynn Kuok and Michael O’Hanlon to analyze security developments in the Indo-Pacific. They examined hotspots, the robustness of alliances and partnerships, and the United States’ technological and defense preparedness in the Indo-Pacific, among other pressing issues. The event concluded with an audience Q&A session.
Agenda
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November 19
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Moderated discussion
Admiral Samuel J. Paparo Commander - U.S. Indo-Pacific CommandModerators
Lynn Kuok Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asia Studies, Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies @LynnKuok
Michael E. O’Hanlon Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy @MichaelEOHanlon
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