唐纳德·特朗普当选美国总统很可能彻底地改变美国在世界各个区域的外交政策。为应对特朗普政府对外政策的不确定性，亚洲亟需具有探索性的长期战略以巩固区域稳定性。
受中国经济和军事实力崛起与美国实力相对削弱的驱动，西太平洋地区正经历军事和经济权力转移。这一转移不仅是根本性的，且存在潜在的失衡风险。鉴于安全、经济、外交等一系列因素，中美任何一方寻求未来在该区域的支配地位不仅徒劳，而且危险。反之，两国构建事实上稳定的权力平衡不仅必要，而且可行。
以新一届美国政府为背景，史文就其最新报告《构建稳定的亚洲：为了中美权力平衡的议程》中的结论与政策建议进行了讨论。阿什利·特利斯发表了相关评论。
The Carnegie Asia Program in Washington and Beijing studies disruptive security, governance, and technological risks that threaten peace and growth in the Asia Pacific region.
The Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs focuses on the pressing international security challenges of the emerging world order, especially U.S. foreign policy and relationships in Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The Chair was established in April 2017 in recognition of Ratan N. Tata’s leadership on Carnegie’s Board of Trustees and his role in taking Indian industry beyond its national borders to create a global brand, emphasizing innovation as the hallmark of commercial success, and contributing to the building of U.S.-India ties.