Ukraine war puts U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy in jeopardy

Focus on Russia will curtail efforts to limit Chinese expansionism

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Joe Biden meets virtually with Xi Jinping from the White House in November 2021: Biden has sought to stabilize the geopolitical competition with China so as to focus on containing Russia. © AP

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and author of nine books, including "Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan."

The Indo-Pacific region -- home to the world's most populous nations, largest economies and largest militaries -- has emerged as the world's economic and geopolitical hub. This vast region will shape the new world order, including America's geopolitical standing, in the coming years.

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