As a prospective Biden administration contemplates its defence policy, what major challenges lie ahead in the Indo-Pacific? Some are political, others more structural.
Most obvious on the political side is a need to repair US bilateral alliances damaged by the Trump administration's toxic mix of hyper-transactionalism and neglect. Trust in the United States has suffered generally among its allies and a larger group of partner countries in the Indo-Pacific.
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