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A Case for Greater U.S. Engagement in Central Asia

The Rand Blog

Central Asia's souring relations with Russia and growing skepticism of Chinese influence have created a rare and valuable window of opportunity for the United States to bolster its image through greater long-term investment in the region.

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Epicore Biosystems Scores Investment to Scale AI-Powered Hydration Wearables in Asia

HIT Consultant

The new investment is the first of a larger series and will be used to support the scale and distribution of Epicore’s wearable solutions within Japan and in the broader Asia market. In response, Epicore, backed by investments from Pegasus and Denka, plans to expand its Connected Hydration solution in Japan and Asia.

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Don't Abandon Europe in the Name of 'Asia First'

The Rand Blog

Instead of a strategic calculation, isolating European partners' vital interests because they are “less important” than Asia can only harm the United States' relationship with its Asian partners as well. They are the only asset its adversaries do not also share.

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India Is Pushing Back Against China in South Asia

The Rand Blog

The jostling between India and China for influence in South Asia will likely prove crucial to the fate of U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy. The good news, at least for now, is that New Delhi has been mostly successful in pushing back against Beijing's rising influence across the region.

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The Good and the Bad for Biden in Southeast Asia

The Rand Blog

Since entering office in 2021, one of the Biden administration's foreign-policy priorities has been a more effective Indo-Pacific strategy to compete with China, especially in Southeast Asia. Three years on, the administration's policy has bright spots, but still lacks a clear strategy for the region.

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IHH Healthcare migrates Malaysia, S'pore database systems to cloud

Healthcare It News

THE LARGER TREND The adoption of patient information and data technologies is generally high among hospitals in Southeast Asia, though it has yet to catch up with the rate of adoption of their peers in major Asian economies like China and India, a recent L.E.K. Consulting survey report noted.

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Biden's Southeast Asia Policy Still Has Much to Prove

The Rand Blog

As the Biden administration's first year comes to a close, how is the United States faring in Southeast Asia? Washington got a lot right, but it could do better to optimize competition against China and work on a more sensitive understanding of the delicate and at times precarious position Southeast Asian states are in.

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