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Taiwan and the Pacific
Perspectives from Australia, Taiwan, and the United States on Cross-Strait Challenges and Regional Partnership
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The Indo-Pacific is facing an increasingly complex set of challenges. Intensified strategic tensions, geopolitical uncertainty, and the reconfiguration of economic order are reshaping the security and prosperity of countries across the region. At the center of these dynamics is Taiwan. The implications of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait extend far beyond the immediate parties involved. The future of the Indo-Pacific and the resilience of its economic and security architecture will be shaped by how Taiwan collaborates with partners to deter the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and address shared threats, while embracing emerging opportunities.
Against this backdrop, in 2026, CSIS launched a U.S.-Taiwan-Australia Track 2 Trilateral Dialogue. Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners from the three sides, the dialogue examined pressing challenges in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific and explored new avenues for trilateral partnership across a range of areas, including security cooperation, economic resilience, regional economic integration, and engagement with Pacific Island countries. This report comprises eleven articles developed by participants over the course of those discussions. Rather than presenting a single consensus view, this collection showcases a variety of perspectives on how Washington, Taipei, and Canberra can enhance cooperation in the abovementioned domains.
This report is made possible by funding from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).
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