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How the United States Can Compete with Chinese Influence in Southeast Asia

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Then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stands with foreign ministers from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 2, 2019. Photo credit: State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha via Flickr

Editor’s Note: China is rising and U.S. influence is declining. Going beyond that vague description is difficult, however, because influence is so hard to measure. Collin Meisel, Jonathan Moyer, Austin Matthews and David Bohl of the University of Denver and Mathew Burrows of the Atlantic Council try to meet this challenge and, in so doing, map how U.S. and Chinese influence has changed over time. Their approach suggests ways the United States can arrest this decline.

Daniel Byman

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Is China winning the competition for global influence? Answering such a question is difficult, and articles and in-depth studies often focus on a particular country or issue area rather than broader trends.

In a recent report authored by the Atlantic Council’s Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative and the University of Denver’s Fred

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