Increases in poverty vulnerability, the missing link to America’s Indo-Pacific strategy, and lessons from the Republican primaries.
South Korea is the missing link to the US Indo-Pacific strategy Although President Biden’s meeting with his counterparts at the Quad Summit in Tokyo will likely draw the most media attention from his Asia trip, his stop in Seoul is the real game-changer for America’s Indo-Pacific strategy. South Korea’s inclusion into the Indo-Pacific framework will have a significant bearing on how security cooperation unfolds among U.S. allies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, writes Andrew Yeo. Read in The Hill | COVID-19 and poverty vulnerability The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the number of people at risk of falling into poverty around the world. Fabian Mendez Ramos and Jaime Lara argue that the exacerbation of poverty vulnerability indicates the need to establish or strengthen preventive mechanisms against shocks. Read more | Help support Brookings with a donation Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |