About These Conference Proceedings iii

CHAPTER 1

Conference Overview 1

  Panel One: Indo-Pacific Security Challenges 2

  Keynote Speech: The Enduring Value of the Alliance 7

  Panel Two: The Alliance’s Role in Meeting Regional Challenges 9

CHAPTER 2

Leveraging the Alliance to Meet Regional Challenges 15

  The Indo-Pacific Region Is in a Period of Strategic Transition, Anchored by the Long-Term Challenge Posed by China’s Rise 16

  Economic Security Is Becoming Inseparable from National Security 24

  The U.S.-Japan Alliance Remains the Core of Regional Stability 27

  Leveraging the Alliance 30

  Conclusion 40

Abbreviations 41

References 43