New frontiers in the trade-economic security nexus in Asia

The insertion of economic security goals into U.S. trade policy under the second Trump administration stands to reshape economic ties with Asian counterparts and could have broader implications for the international economic system. Trade deals negotiated with Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan include sizable investment pledges to support the onshoring of vital economic security sectors to the United States. Meanwhile, trade frameworks with Malaysia and Cambodia feature economic security chapters with new commitments to align their national security tariffs, export controls, and investment screening policies with the United States. 

On June 9, the Center for Asia Policy Studies at Brookings and the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry will host a webinar with an expert panel on how the Trump administration has inserted economic security goals in U.S. trade policy and the impact that has had on Asian counterparts. The panelists will explore how this crop of trade agreements will shape U.S. relations with Asian economies, whether they will deepen bilateral ties or face significant implementation challenges, and what they mean for the tighter integration of trade and economic security agendas in future regional economic agreements.

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