Asia-Pacific Perspectives on the Ukraine Crisis

ROUNDTABLE

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has reverberated throughout the global strategic landscape, including in the Asia-Pacific. Have Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and the subsequent U.S. response caused countries in Asia to question the reliability of U.S. security guarantees and wonder whether U.S. rebalancing towards Asia can be sustained? Or are the dynamics in Asia and Europe vastly different, since U.S. commitments, interests, and influence in Asia are more substantial than what currently exists in Ukraine? 

In this roundtable, thought leaders and policy expects from key Asia-Pacific states comment on the crisis in Ukraine and the U.S. response to it. Contributing experts include Rory Medcalf (Lowy Institute for International Policy), Brahma Chellaney (Centre for Policy Research), Alexander Chieh-cheng Huang (Tamkang University), Tetsuo Kotani (Japan Institute of International Affairs), and Seong-hyon Lee (Stanford University). 

Download all five essays in PDF format or access them online below. 

1. Crimea: A Silver Lining for the United States’ Asian Allies?By Rory Medcalf

2. India Risks Losing Out in a “Contest of Ideas”By Brahma Chellaney 

3. Taiwan Is No Crimea, But...By Alexander Chieh-cheng Huang

4. Japan’s “Proactive Contribution to Peace” and the Annexation of CrimeaBy Tetsuo Kotani

5. The Korean Angle on Crimean Fallout: America’s Perception Gap

By Seong-hyon Lee