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On this episode of the AEI Events Podcast, Michael Mazza hosts an featuring a keynote address by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver, followed by a panel discussion led by AEI’s Dan Blumenthal celebrating the release of Mazza’s new report, “An American Strategy for Southeast Asia.”
Assistant Secretary Schriver opens with an overview of the United States’ strategy in the Indo-Pacific region and how the Department of Defense’s efforts were crucial to a “free and open” region. Mazza then relays the findings of his report, discussing the importance of an open, peaceful, and prosperous Southeast Asia that demonstrates good governance. He highlights ongoing security challenges in Southeast Asia, focusing on challenges in the South China Sea. While the panelists all agree that a US trade agenda in the region is important, Blumenthal notes that, ultimately, the United States will need to compete with Chinese influence in the region.
This event took place on August 7, 2018.
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