Think tank report urging U.S. exit from Asia alliances sparks Indo-Pacific backlash
A report by Defense Priorities senior fellow Jennifer Kavanagh, published in August, has ignited fierce debate across Indo-Pacific capitals by proposing that the United States withdraw its forces from the region's front lines to a more distant "Second Island Chain" and dismantle its network of Asian alliances.
TL;DR
- A Defense Priorities report suggests the US withdraw forces from the Indo-Pacific's front lines.
- The proposed relocation is to the "Second Island Chain".
- The report also calls for dismantling US alliances in Asia.
- This proposal has sparked fierce debate in Indo-Pacific capitals.