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    ASIA MARITIME TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (httpsy/amti.csis. 8 cto BLANCO PLO ATES CSS ORGAUTHORASPMTL UNE, 201 TTP AMT CSS ORG MAKING FIP APPEALING SOUTHEASFAS) ‘AMT POAT TPS BCS ORGIATEGORYAMTLLFOATE Strategic location, fast economic growth, young demography, and a politically stable environment make Southeast Asia an important region. Naturally, great powers gravitate to the region to promote their interests and forge mutually beneficial relationships. In such endeavors, a robust strategy is necessary, and deft messaging matters. After facing criticism for the incoherence of his regionwide Asia strategy (aside from a fixation with denuclearizing North Korea and trade war against China), President Donald Trump threw his support behind the notion of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” also called the FOIP. In a November 2017 speech before the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vietnam, ‘Trump described the FOIP as “a place where sovereign and independent nations, with diverse cultures and many different dreams, can all prosper side-by-side, and thrive in freedom and in peace” The 2017 U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) added that the FOIP provides prosperity and security forall and that the United States will strengthen its alliances and partnerships in the region to build “a networked security architecture capable of deterring aggression, maintaining stability, and ensuring free access to common mains” Rolled out Rte: Asia tour late last year, FOIP represents Trump's answer ASIA MARITIME TANEARNG ANCIAL HENLE states had been looking for from Washington, However, for (repsy/amt

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