New Release | Red or Blue: What’s at Stake for Asia in the 2024 U.S. Election

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 – The Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) presents, “Red or Blue: What’s at Stake for Asia in the 2024 U.S. Election.” The volume pairs ASPI experts with Asian co-authors to investigate what the region wants (and expects) from the next U.S. administration, through short high-level essays and interviews.
The authors provide policy recommendations to manage common challenges and promote mutual interests on a broad range of topics—from economic security and trade integration, to U.S.-China strategic competition and alliance relations, to climate change and tech diplomacy, and more.
Individual essays can be accessed at the following links:
- On U.S.-China Relations & Political Economy by Neil Thomas, Center for China Analysis, ASPI (CCA) and Lizzi C. Lee, CCA
- On the Economic Security Agenda by Jane Mellsop, ASPI & Mariko Togoshi, Institute of Geoeconomics
- On Science & Tech Diplomacy by Akshay Mathur, ASPI & Helen Zhang, Sydney University
- On U.S.-China Relations & Climate by Li Shuo, ASPI & Kate Logan, ASPI
- On U.S.-ASEAN Relations & Trade by Shay Wester, ASPI & Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit, RSIS
- On South Asia in the Indo-Pacific by Farwa Aamer, ASPI & Vivek Mishra, Observer Research Foundation
- On Alliances in Northeast Asia by Emma Chanlett-Avery, ASPI & Duyeon Kim, Center for a New American Security & Yuka Koshino, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- On U.S.-Australia Relations & AUKUS by Dominique Fraser, ASPI & Anthony Bubalo, Asia Society Australia
- On U.S.-China Relations & Security by Lyle Morris, CCA & Wu Xinbo, Fudan University
Each essay is briefly summarized in the foreword, available here. Also included in the volume are interviews with two former senior Asian officials: Han-koo Yeo, former minister of trade of the Republic of Korea, and Dino Patti Djalal, former vice foreign minister of Indonesia.
“Asia Society is proud to present this election compendium featuring Asian experts and thought leaders to explore the critical policy choices facing the next U.S. administration across a broad range of topics. Regardless of the outcome, the U.S. and the countries of Asia will have to work together to navigate 21st century challenges, and the policy recommendations in these essays are thoughtful and actionable steps forward,” said Dr. Kyung-wha Kang, President & CEO of Asia Society.
“The volume reveals not only what might happen in the two election scenarios, but how American attitudes and priorities in the region have shifted in the era of U.S.-China strategic competition—and how Asia is adjusting to those shifts,” said Rorry Daniels, Managing Director, ASPI and volume editor.
What does the region want from the U.S. and how will the election choice shape the policy landscape? Explore our edited volume online here and sign up to our newsletter here to follow our work through this election season. To interview any of the experts featured in this compendium, please contact [email protected].