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President Biden participated in the virtual U.S.-ASEAN summit from the White House

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on the Biden administration’s policy agenda and news of the day. The press secretary responded to several questions about a recently…

President Biden held a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The leaders spoke briefly about the countries' common interests and the importance of the Indo-Pacific region.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held a briefing. Mr. Sullivan gave an overview of the “Quad” summit President Biden participated in that morning,…

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined the Brookings Institution for a virtual discussion on U.S. alliances in the Indo-Pacific region and future relations under the Biden administration.…

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a discussion on U.S. policy toward the Asia-Pacific region. The panel discussed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent trip to…

State Department officials testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on China’s global influence, specifically in Europe, the Indo-Pacific region, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Witnesses addressed…

Historian Richard Frank provided the first of a multi-volume history of the Asia-Pacific War, from 1937-1942.

The Hudson Institute held a discussion with experts on the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and how this strategy should address China’s efforts to get other countries to be dependent on them. They…

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy discussed U.S. policy and strategy in the Indo-Pacific region He reiterated the importance of a U.S. military presence in the region.

The Hudson Institute in Washington, DC hosted a discussion with scholars and professors on China’s global influence, and the growing competition between China and the U.S. in the…

Wen-Qing Ngoei is author of Arc of Containment: Britain, the United States, and Anticommunism in Southeast Asia. He talked about the post-World War II efforts by Western powers --…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Ministerial in Bangkok, Thailand. The Lower Mekong Initiative is a partnership between the U.S., Cambodia, Laos,…

The commanders of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea testified before the Senate Armed Forces Committee on their regions' missions and operations. They discussed U.S. interests…

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a discussion previewing the East Asia Summit, slated for November 14-15, 2018, in Singapore. The panel, which included a number of former U.S.…

Vice President Mike Pence, speaking at an Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, announced that the U.S. will partner with Australia in developing a new…

The American Enterprise Institute hosted a discussion on U.S. policy in Southeast Asia. Assistant Defense Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver spoke about military and diplomatic…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a day-long forum focusing on American investments in India and the Asia Pacific region. During this portion of the event, the Indian and Singaporean…

This compilation of the events from the U.S.- North Korea summit in Singapore includes the arrivals of the two leaders, their handshake, footage from their bilateral meeting, and their…

From the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival, Carl Hoffman provided details of the exploration of Borneo in 1984.