Enhancing Democratic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific Region

Michael Jonathan Green is senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and director of Asian Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Nicholas Szechenyi is deputy director of the Japan Chair at CSIS where he is also a senior fellow. Hannah Fodale is an associate fellow with the Japan Chair at CSIS.

• CONTENTSExecutive Summary VForeword VIIICategorizing Democracy Support Strategies IXFunding for Democracy Assistance XCase Studies 1Australia: “Friendly Neighbor” 2Japan: “Good Governance Leader” 8India: “Election Expert” 16Indonesia: “ASEAN Organizer” 21South Korea: “Important Middle Power” 26Taiwan: “Democracy Diplomat” 31Alpha Case: The United States 35About the Authors 37Annex: A Catalogue of Regional Networks and Institutions 38Regional Networks 38Regional Institutions 43Global Institutions 44Endnotes 48