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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea Is Business as UsualBy all appearances, the U.S. Navy is poised to begin Freedom of Navigation exercises in the South China Sea. Rumors first emerged in May 2015 that the Pentagon was contemplati...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
American Strategy in the South China Sea: Time to Define 'Militarization' and 'Coercion'China’s previous paucity of runways in the South China Sea is leading to a trust deficit in U.S.-China relations. Over the course of this summer, China’s military and civilian...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper & Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Changing Tides in South China SeaChina’s rapid effort to build artificial islands in the South China Sea is far more than a diplomatic challenge. For China’s neighbors and the United States, it could soon bec...
By Elbridge Colby
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
It's Time to Confront Beijing About the South China SeaChina has continued its aggressive actions in the South China Sea. Events from ramming Vietnamese fishing boats to continued dredging and land reclamation demonstrate aggressi...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Don't Forget Land Wars in Asia“You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is to never get involved in a land war in Asia.” This humorous quote from the film The Princess Br...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
What Crimea Tells Us About Asia's Future WarsCrimea and the complex military occupation that now exists in Ukraine is an all too reasonable and underexplored model for future conflict in Asia. When we think about conflic...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Video: CSF 2015 I Panel Discussion: Contested ArenasBy Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
How China’s Land Reclamation Fits in its Regional Strategy for DominanceSome analysts argue that China’s new artificial land formations in the South China Sea are not worth worrying about as they could be easily “taken out” if war broke out. But t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
A New Model of U.S. Defense CooperationHow are our European allies meant to cope with the predations of Russia, Middle East friends with the Islamic State, and Asian partners with the gray-zone challenges of China?...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Dr. Van Jackson before the House Subcommittee on Asia and the PacificVisiting Fellow Dr. Van Jackson testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on U.S. Opportunities and Challenges in the Asia P...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Where Are the Spratly Islands and Why Do They Matter?Senior Fellow Ely Ratner discusses why six nations are contesting sovereignty over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. He speaks on “In The Loop.”...
By Ely Ratner
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
South Korea's ADIZ Enforcement ChallengeA recent report submitted during last month’s National Assembly Audit revealed that the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) remains largely unprepared to enforce the expanded ...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Straight Talk on the South China SeaPresident Obama’s second daylong summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping will be the best chance this year to clarify some fuzzy lines on Asia’s biggest potential flash point...
By Ely Ratner
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Maritime Strategy Project Workshop #2, pt. 2Any strategy that seeks to maintain peace and stability of the East China Sea – or any of Asia’s important waterways – will unfold in a phased manner, with critical attention ...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Cronin: The Rise of Tailered Coercion in the South China SeaAsia-Pacific Security Senior Director Patrick Cronin contributed a chapter on tailored coercion in the South China Sea. His contribution is part of a volume published by the C...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Transcript: CNAS Press Briefing: President Obama’s Upcoming Trip to AsiaOn Monday, October 27, the Center for a New American Security held a press briefing for reporters to lay out the major issues President Obama will face during his upcoming tri...
By Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner & Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Vietnam agreed to control the South China Sea conflict, the crisis is expected to lift?By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Maritime Strategy Project Workshop #2 pt 1: Imposing Costs on Coercion in the East China Sea, with the Japan Institute of International AffairsThe news this week that Japan and the United States have finished an interim draft of their bilateral defense cooperation guidelines – under review for the first time in 17 ye...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
How Japan Can Raise Costs on Tailored Coercion in the East China SeaAs a previous blog post alluded to, one of the goals of the first workshop in our Maritime Strategy Project, and indeed of the entire initiative, is to understand the drivers ...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Dueling Narratives, Dueling Visions of ASEANChina-U.S. relations retain a high degree of stability and do not operate within a zero-sum game. They do, however, operate against the background music of dueling narratives ...
By Cecilia Zhou & Patrick M. Cronin