Dr Daniel Twining - The future of the US role in the Indo-Pacific and implications for US allies and

The future of the US role in the Indo-Pacific and implications for US allies and partners Dr Daniel Twining Will a declining, broke United States “come home” from Asia, leaving its friends in the region to fend for themselves in the shadow of Chinese power? Such an outcome is unlikely. The United States is likely to remain the region’s pivotal power – though its future role and presence will hinge on its friends and allies in the region as they make their own calculations about how to mix balancing and accommodation of China’s rise. In addition to key allies like Australia and Japan, a driving factor of the future U.S. role in the wider region will be the quality of U.S.-India relations; their strategic relationship could reshape Asia as fundamentally as has China’s own ascent. Daniel Twining is Senior Fellow for Asia at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF). He is also a consultant to the U.S. government on international security affairs. He previously served as a Member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, as Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator John McCain, and as a staff member of the United States Trade Representative. He holds a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, an MPhil with distinction in East Asian international relations from Oxford, and a BA with highest distinction from the University of Virginia. Dr. Twining is a regular contributor to Foreign Policy and the Weekly Standard and has written for the Washington Post, Financial Times, Times of India, Newsweek, the Washington Quarterly, and elsewhere, as well as in a range of academic journals and monographs. He is currently writing a book on U.S. grand strategy in Asia after the Cold War. He has lived in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa. About The German Marshall Fund The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy and grant making institution dedicated to promoting better understanding and cooperation between North America and Europe on transatlantic and global issues. GMF does this by supporting individuals and institutions working in the transatlantic sphere, by convening leaders and members of the policy and business communities, by contributing research and analysis on transatlantic topics, and by providing exchange opportunities to foster renewed commitment to the transatlantic relationship. In addition, GMF supports a number of initiatives to strengthen democracies. Founded in 1972 through a gift from Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan assistance, GMF maintains a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC, GMF has six offices in Europe: Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Belgrade, Ankara, and Bucharest. GMF also has smaller representations in Bratislava, Turin, and Stockholm.