Wednesday, January 8, 2024 — Asia Society Policy Institute has published “ASPI Notes for the Trump Administration,” a compendium of recommendations for Donald Trump as he enters his second term in the White House. Every four years, ASPI consolidates actionable proposals that help policymakers redefine and advance U.S. interests in the evolving strategic landscape — this is the latest edition.

“Asia Society is dedicated to fostering discussion and debate on the critical issues of our time and the Policy Institute’s volume provides a strategic vision on how to move these conversations forward. These recommendations reflect evolving U.S. priorities that are critical to advancing American interests, and align with Asia’s needs for peace and security as well as for prosperity,” said Dr. Kyung-wha Kang, President & CEO of Asia Society.

ASPI will be hosting an invite-only webinar on the volume with its expert authors on Friday, January 10, from 2:00pm-3:00pm U.S. Eastern time. Registration is available at this link.

Individual recommendations include:

TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Create a Deputy National Security Advisor on Economic Security
• Pursue Supply Chain Agreements in Strategic Sectors
• Take Control of International Standard Setting in Emerging Tech
• Secure Mini Trade Deal to Open India’s Markets
• Expand the U.S.-India Technology Partnership for Developing Asian Economies
• Direct Select Chinese FDI to Build American Factories

SECURITY AND DIPLOMACY

• Expand AUKUS Pillar Two
• Accelerate U.S.-Japan Command Structure Alignment
• Scale-up Scope of Burden-sharing with South Korea
• Engage Early with ASEAN to Jumpstart U.S. Initiatives
• Expand U.S.-China Military-to-Military Cooperation
• Create a “Taiwan Resilience Partnership” to Strengthen Taiwan’s Civil Defense

CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY

• Prioritize Water Security to Strengthen Engagement
• Address Unfair Carbon-Intensive Trade

“Our experts have outlined a good foundation for supporting the new administration as it faces a complicated strategic landscape. The volume highlights emerging focal points between security, tech, trade, and climate issues; and our team will be concentrating on exploring those ties in the period ahead,” said Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of ASPI.

Read the full briefing here. Members of the media interested in getting in touch with any of the contributing authors should contact [email protected].