Waylaid by Contradictions: Evaluating Trump's Indo-Pacific Strategy.

TRUMP, Donald, 1946-; BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; FOREIGN relations of the United States; SOVEREIGNTY; WEAPONS of mass destruction; COVID-19 pandemic; NATIONAL security

The article focuses on the policy of U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Indo-Pacific area. Topics discussed include former U.S. President George W. Bush, whose dramatic efforts to transform the relationship with India were driven by the quest for a new geopolitical equilibrium in Asia; need to build a security system across this Indo-Pacific region, recognizing the independent sovereignty of nations, and threats in front of the U.S. range from weapons of mass destruction to terrorism to COVID-19 pandemic. It also mentions Trump's 2017 National Security Strategy recognized that hostile powers represent unique dangers.