Under Biden, US Reimagines Asian Alliances As ‘Lattice’ Fence – Analysis

By William Gallo

For decades, U.S. policy in Asia has relied on what was informally known as the “hub and spokes” system of bilateral alliances. But lately, U.S. officials have used another analogy to describe their vision for the region: a lattice fence.

It may sound like only a metaphorical tweak, but officials in the...