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Strategic Asia 2021–22: Navigating Tumultuous Times in the Indo-Pacific
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Strategic Asia 2021–22: Navigating Tumultuous Times in the Indo-Pacific

An assessment of the impact of three major trends on the geopolitical environment of the Indo-Pacific region: intensifying strategic competition between China and the United States, growing pushback against globalization, and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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By Ashley J. Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, Michael Wills
Published on Jan 11, 2022
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Strategic Asia 2021–22: Navigating Tumultuous Times in the Indo-Pacific assesses the impact of three major trends on the geopolitical environment of the Indo-Pacific region: intensifying strategic competition between China and the United States, growing pushback against globalization, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Each chapter examines how these challenges shape the security environment, grand strategy, and national and economic power for a country or in a region and analyzes the implications for U.S. interests.

Read the introduction by Ashley J. Tellis for free or order this book.

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Ashley J. Tellis holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Research Director of the Strategic Asia Program at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR).

Alison Szalwinski is vice president of research at NBR.

Michael Wills is executive vice president at NBR.

About the Authors

Ashley J. Tellis

Former Senior Fellow

Ashley J. Tellis was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Alison Szalwinski

National Bureau of Asian Research

Alison Szalwinski is assistant director for political and security affairs at NBR.

Michael Wills

National Bureau of Asian Research

Michael Wills is senior vice president for strategy and finance at NBR.

Authors

Ashley J. Tellis
Former Senior Fellow
Alison Szalwinski
National Bureau of Asian Research
Michael Wills
National Bureau of Asian Research
North AmericaUnited StatesSouth AsiaEast AsiaChinaSoutheast AsiaForeign Policy

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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