Our latest Carnegie Endowment #IndiaElects2024 essay: Caroline Mallory + I document how foreign policy has moved from an elite concern to a mass issue in India. We examine the causes + consequences of this shift. carnegieendowment.org/2024/04/12/in-…

At Biden and Kishida's press conference today, they announced plans to modernize allied command and control. 🙌

Jennifer Kavanagh and I discuss next steps in Foreign Policy, including why the best option would be turning US Forces Japan (USFJ) into a joint operational command.

'Even if Europeans decide to remain on the sidelines, U.S. involvement in a war over Taiwan will leave behind a considerable power vacuum in Europe and create conventional deterrence gaps,' write @PaulvanHooft and Tim Sweijs. ow.ly/YOSM30sBsxu

1: Sorry, but Emanuel is really very naive about the region he is currently working in if he actually believes this is the end of the story. For one, the region is fragmented in many ways. It is not in Cold War-like bipolarity. carnegieendowment.org/2020/09/09/asi…

Many U.S. officials believe this, not recognizing that the Philippines is an outlier in Southeast Asia. In fact, the rest of the region is hedging, and tends to be quite critical of the path that Manila has chosen. The U.S. is losing the narrative battle in most of the region.

Biden and Kishida should use their visit to ensure that the U.S.-Japan alliance is sufficiently strong and credible to stand up to its most pressing threats, Jennifer Kavanagh and Kelly Grieco write. foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/09/kis…

Asahi/Okinawa Times survey: 21 of 46 Japanese prefectural governors polled think Okinawa's burden of hosting 70% of US military bases should be lightened. But none of them would accept the relocation of bases to their prefectures. #notinmy都道府県 .
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In today’s Financial Review, questions to answer for Aus Gov as Kurt Campbell says AUKUS boats are for Taiwan straits, that AUKUS is not a “jobs” project and “more money” will be required. Campbell has effectively countermanded PM and Marles on Aust sovereignty. 1/2

My latest on Biden and Xi's recent phone call: 'Beneath the veneer of stability, the US-China relationship is arguably more precarious than at any point since the Biden administration entered office.'
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'The Royal Australian Navy has laid sea mines for the first time in nearly 50 years during Exercise Dugong. Prior to the exercise, inert mines were laid in the approaches to Eden, one of the largest fishing ports in NSW.'

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South Korea's elections are less than a week away, & as Darcie Draudt-Véjares writes, there is much at stake.

With 300 seats up for grabs in the National Assembly, parties' ability to capture support will be put to the test.

Read more about what to anticipate: bit.ly/4aEOK3Y

Biden & Kishida will agree to bolster defense industrial cooperation at their April 10 summit.

The collaboration will not be limited to ship repairs but will also envision the co-production of munitions, planes and ships.
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BREAKING: The Navy released a fact sheet late Tuesday showing that every major shipbuilding program they're working on is delayed by years. YEARS. It's jaw-dropping.

South Korea's general elections on April 10 will test parties' ability to harness support amid citizens' dissatisfaction with mainstream politics, as well as the power of a new elections system.

Darcie Draudt-Véjares explores the key players and defining issues of this election⤵️

We'll be hosting a webinar to answer questions about this position on Thursday (Apr 4) at 3pm EDT. The link is now available in the job ad.

The discussions over U.S. Navy ship-repairs in Japanese private shipyards will shift from conceptual into identifying the specific steps that the governments or companies would need to take. It formalizes the process.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defen…

The U.S. doesn't need & cannot afford to increase its focus or spending on counterterrorism -- even in after the ISIS-K attack in Moscow.
I explain for Carnegie Endowment
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Interesting! Narrow, sectoral FTAs would be a good way to increase the U.S. economic footprint in Asia as Peter Harrell argued here: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“New Zealand does not view China as a systemic threat, as the US does, and while it is under no illusions that it is an assertive and authoritarian country, this could account for the nation’s more measured response compared with its Five Eyes partners, Patman said. “New…

How should the United States respond to the recent terrorist attacks in Moscow?

Jennifer Kavanagh argues that the best response might be no response, given that its resources are already overstretched.

Read Kavanagh's latest commentary here: bit.ly/3TvB6Jq