Check out @hmarston.bsky.social and I in @foreignpolicy.com, where we analyze Sec. Hegseth's Shangri-La speech and the admin's Indo-Pacific policy. Is this the presidency for the pivot to finally happen? Spoiler: like the MN Vikings, it's probably not our year. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/10/h...

"Trump officials, including Hegseth, continue to refer to the Indo-Pacific as Washington’s “priority theater.” Yet it is clear that the administration’s attention is elsewhere." My latest with @lucasdeanemyers.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com: foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/10/h...

Xi Jinping finally meets with Min Aung Hlaing in Moscow. The SAC finally got its wish and a big photo op. Meanwhile, on the ground in Myanmar, the resistance continues to hammer the junta. China's pragmatism in Myanmar is long gone: english.news.cn/20250509/d55...

China's role in Myanmar is clearly to stop the resistance from overthrowing the SAC. Beijing is fine with EAO controlled periphery, but does not seem to be willing to abide any threat to the Tatmadaw's political role. www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar...

The people of Myanmar are facing a multitude of unimaginable crises. Last Friday's earthquake is only the latest tragedy

"The humanitarian situation in #Myanmar was already dire, and the earthquake only adds to a number of crises across the country." Learn more in this #NeedToKnow with @indopacificprogram.bsky.social's @lucasdeanemyers.bsky.social. buff.ly/YsyfHsu

New article with @Diplomat_APAC assessing whether Indonesia's hedging strategy has changed under President Prabowo. Verdict: It's still "free" (hedging) but perhaps a bit more "active": thediplomat.com/2025/03/indo...

Colleagues and I at @indopacificprogram.bsky.social co-authored a report calling for "Reset" in the Indo-Pacific. This past November was a change election, and the Trump administration should hit the reset button on US foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific. www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/...