Title:

 Secretary of Defense Mattis’s Trip to Southeast Asia: A Few Thoughts

Author:

Joshua Kurlantzick

Source:

Council of Foreign Relations

Date:

January 26, 2018

Description:

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis traveled to Southeast Asia this past week, and during his first stop in Indonesia signaled a desire to improve strategic aspects of the U.S.-Indonesia relationship including on the South China Sea, training, and defense modernization.