Evan Feigenbaum on Asia's Fragmented Future

Grand Tamasha

Of the many questions being asked about U.S. president-elect Joe Biden’s foreign policy, chief among them is how the new president might handle relations with China.

The future trajectory of U.S.-China relations matters not just for the U.S. and China, but it also has real implications for India—its economics, politics, and foreign policy.

On the podcast this week, Milan sits down with Evan Feigenbaum, Vice President of Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an expert on the Asia region—from China to Kazakhstan to India and Sri Lanka.

Evan talks to Milan about the Trump administration’s Asia legacy, India’s inward turn, and the strategic relevance of the Quad. Evan also has some useful, pithy advice for how the incoming Biden administration might position itself in the Asia-Pacific.

Episode notes:

1. Evan Feigenbaum, “Biden Faces Immediate Tests in Asia”
2. Evan Feigenbaum, “Asia’s Future Beyond U.S.-China Competition”
3. Evan Feigenbaum, Twitter thread on America’s (missing) economic strategy in Asia
4. Hindustan Times, “RCEP would have hurt India’s economy, FTA with EU not easy: S Jaishankar”