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.

Think tank report urging U.S. exit from Asia alliances sparks Indo-Pacific backlash

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.