In Southeast Asia, the United States Needs to Up its Economic Game

US President Joe Biden poses with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he announced the countries that are joining the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Photo credit: EYEPRESS via Reuters Connect

One often hears that China is “winning” the competition with the United States in Southeast Asia. This strategically important region is home to 650 million people, and collectively is the world’s fifth largest economy and the US’s fourth largest export market. While serious competition is indeed a reality, it is not particularly useful to think […]