At the end of April, Donald Trump marks his first 100 days as President of the United States of America. In a timely webinar to mark this traditional milestone of leadership performance, we explore how Trump’s early policy decisions in his second term are reshaping Asia’s strategic and economic landscape.  

From the reintroduction of tariffs on Chinese and Southeast Asian goods, to shifting rhetoric on alliances and renewed pressure on NATO and Indo-Pacific partners, the world is once again adjusting to a highly disruptive U.S. foreign policy. 

Key Topics: 

Tariffs and Trade Tensions 

• The impact of onerous tariffs on Asian economies, especially Southeast Asia 

• The consequences of US-China decoupling 

• How the region can reform and adapt to meet the new economic environment 

Indo-Pacific Security 

• How the region perceives the US-China rivalry and how it adjusts to meet the challenge  

• Growing risks of security escalation and the role Asia, especially ASEAN, can play to reduce tensions 

• The fate of American alliances and American leadership in Asia 

Institutional Fallout 

• Implications for multilateral frameworks like ASEAN and minilateral groupings like the Quad 

• The future of the rules-based order in Asia and the multilateral trading system