January 22, 2023

Webinar – Indo-Pacific Strategy: Views from Japan, India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts photo exercise with JMSDF — The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships JS Ohnami (DD 111) and JS Yamagiri (DD 152) steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF routinely conduct naval exercises together, strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Oswald Felix Jr.)

Global Strat View is hosting a panel discussion on Saturday February 25, 10 AM (ET) on Indo-Pacific Strategy: Views from Japan, India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.

From QUAD, to Arc of Freedom and Prosperity, to Security Diamond, to the Indo Pacific Strategy, it took the late Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe 10 years to put his vision to counter China’s fast-growing influence on the world stage. Former US President Donald Trump adopted it, and now it is mentioned in almost every meeting President Joe Biden attends, be it G7, G20, ASEAN, UN, EU or NATO. In this panel discussion we will hear opinions from regions this strategy covers, how it is being received and implemented, and the challenges it faces.

Paris Huang, White House Correspondent, Voice of America Chinese Branch will moderate a discussion with a panel of experts including:

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, international security and geopolitics analyst and strategic advisor, Senior Fellow at the Millennium Project in Washington DC.