The geopolitical world order is being remade under President Trump, but not necessarily in the way he intends. This series takes a region-by-region look at US foreign policy and asks: What does the decline of US power and influence mean for the world?

Before his departure was made official, Steve Bannon was floating the idea of tying a Korean nuclear deal to US troop withdrawals in the South.

Vietnam’s premier meets President Trump on the heels of the US administration’s first FONOP in the South China Sea.

China’s rise in the Asia-Pacific is a game-changer for US-Vietnam relations, as two former enemies are being forced to come together.

With the ‘Asia Pivot’ gone, and the TPP with it, Hanoi left to guess at what the Trump administration’s Asia Pacific policy will be.

The THAAD deployment in South Korea could be a game-changer in East Asia security, and China and Russia are not happy about it.

North Korea’s recent missile test underscores the growing threat posed by the “Hermit Kingdom” to East Asian security. In responding to it, the Trump administration only has bad options to pick from.

The overriding thrust of Trump Doctrine in East Asia seems to be a shift toward confrontation with China.

Though less prominent than the South China Sea dispute of late, the fight for the Senkaku Islands is far from over.

The brainchild of officials who wanted to cement US trade influence in Asia, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is now being doomed by the very country that birthed it.

After a long lull in the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute, the issue appears to be heating up once again.