Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The US’ Watery Indo-Pacific Alphabet Soup 427 July 7, 2022 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Taipei Times (Taiwan) on 4 July 2022 by Takatoshi Ito (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Indo-PacificIndo-Pacific Economic Framework for ProsperityJoe BidenQuadrilateral Security DialogueTaiwanTrans-Pacific Partnership Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. 0 Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Canada: The Midterm Myth Won’t Save Canada from Trump’s Tariffs September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: Why Trump Likely Won’t Have To Fulfil His $5,000 ‘Dividend’ Promise September 11, 2026. Published in CBC 0 South Africa: US Social Security Shortfall Offers Warning for South Africa September 7, 2026. Published in Cape TimesThe failure was not a lack of information. It was a lack of political courage. 0 Topics Indonesia: Checkpoints for Kim-Trump Summit September 11, 2026. Published in The Jakarta PostThe prospects for another North Korea-US summit are not bright, but pessimism is not a reason for inaction. 0 Israel: Jews, Don’t Embrace JD Vance September 11, 2026. Published in Israel HayomA person can also simply cooperate with antisemites and antisemitic discourse, legitimizing them and giving them the power to grow. 0 Saudi Arabia: The US’ Postwar Regional Plan Is a Nonstarter September 11, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe plan ignores the root cause of the region’s decades-old conflict, which is the unresolved Palestinian question. 0 Italy: Taxes, the Forbidden Word on the American Right September 11, 2026. Published in Corriere della SeraIf nothing is done, the [Social Security] system will become insolvent in 2032, causing drastic cuts to retirement benefits. 0 Canada: Mark Carney’s Challenge Is Playing Both Warrior and Peacemaker with Trump September 11, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Why Trump Likely Won’t Have To Fulfil His $5,000 ‘Dividend’ Promise September 11, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Canada: Michigan Governor’s Reckless Line 5 Crusade Puts Ontario’s Energy Security at Risk September 11, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: Amid Horror of 9/11, Canada Stood Proud September 11, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Related Articles Canada: 25 Years after 9/11, the West Has Given Up September 10, 2026. Published in National Post United States of America: North Korea, China and Taiwan: What Game Is Trump Playing? September 7, 2026. Published in Taiwan TimesAccording to a U.S. media report in late August, Trump’s “Taiwan two-step tango” is about to begin. Taiwan: Doubling Down Is Easier Than Backing Down: 4 Cards Trump Is Playing To Exit the US-Iran War, None of Them Good August 6, 2026. Published in The News LensWhat America’s allies fear most is not that the United States will back down, but that it no longer knows what it is fighting for, yet refuses to stop. India: From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Delhi Must Prepare for Strategic Loneliness June 22, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe shrinking of ambitions away from the Indian Ocean ... suggests that the [U.S] is ceding the continent, including West Asia, to China. Germany: Trump Has Miscalculated Again Regarding US Arms Sales to Taiwan June 2, 2026. Published in Der StandardTurning the arms sales into a talking point erodes Taiwan’s trust in the United States as its protector. Previous articleRussia Sanctions – Why, What, How and Where?Next articleOf the US and Torture LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment