The future of US alliances in the Indo-Pacific: A conversation with Senator Tammy Duckworth
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With a U.S. presidential transition underway, foreign policy watchers have been speculating about the future of U.S. policy in one of the world’s most consequential regions: the Indo-Pacific. Questions are accumulating about where a new administration will focus its early energies and what steps are needed to restore U.S. relationships with key allies and partners.
On December 3, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution virtually hosted United States Senator Tammy Duckworth for a discussion on the future of U.S. alliances in the Indo-Pacific. Following the keynote conversation, a group of policy experts discussed regional perspectives on the Indo-Pacific from the standpoint of India, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Viewers submitted questions via e-mail to events@brookings.edu or via Twitter at #IndoPacific
Agenda
Lindsey W. Ford
David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Tanvi Madan
Director - The India Project
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Project on International Order and Strategy
Jonathan Stromseth
Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asian Studies
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
Constanze Stelzenmüller
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe
Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and trans-Atlantic Relations
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