Virtual Fireside Chat: India, China, and the Quad: The Future of U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the world’s economic and geopolitical center of gravity. This region has become the central theater in the competition between the United States and China to shape the course of the 21st century, while at the same time the nuclear and conventional threat posed by North Korea remains a flashpoint for major-power war. More than ever before, America’s place in the world will hinge on whether it can get the Indo-Pacific right.

On February 10, 2021, CNAS hosted a special event to explore these challenges and introduce the new CNAS Indo-Pacific Security Program. Lisa Curtis, the inaugural CNAS Indo-Pacific Security Program Director was joined by Demetri Sevastopulo, U.S.-China Correspondent for the Financial Times, for a moderated discussion. CNAS CEO Richard Fontaine provided opening remarks.

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