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Trump Administration’s
Transactional Approach to Security
in the Indo-Pacific Region
Trump
Bolton/
Mattis/
Pompeo
Four Consequences of Trump’s
Transactionalism
1. Decline in U.S. credibility as a security provider
2. increased space for China to exercise leadership
in the region
3. Growing security engagement by Japan,
Australia and India to pick up the strategic slack
to counter China’s rise, and
4. increased strain on the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations and its centrality in regional
affairs
The Trump Administration’s
Transactional Approach to Security
in the Indo-Pacific Region