June 10, 2013

The Emerging Asia Power Web: The Rise of Bilateral Intra-Asian Security Ties

By: Ely Ratner, Patrick M. Cronin, Richard Fontaine and Zachary Hosford

The Asia team at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) explores the “Asia Power Web,” a term the team developed to describe the growing trend of intra-Asian defense and security cooperation among six key countries – Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam. In The Emerging Asia Power Web: The Rise of Bilateral Intra-Asian Security Ties, the authors note that these developing ties have profound implications for regional security and U.S. strategy in Asia. Senior Director of the Asia-Security Program Patrick M. Cronin, President Richard Fontaine, Research Associate Zachary M. Hosford, former Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro, Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program Ely Ratner and Researcher Alexander Sullivan, all of CNAS, note that, in addition to closer ties with each other, Asian nations yearn for a greater American presence in the region and therefore urge the United States to “double down on its commitment to rebalance attention and resources to Asia.”

Authors

  • Ely Ratner

    Former Executive Vice President and Director of Studies

    Ely Ratner is the former Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where he was a member of the executive team and res...

  • Patrick M. Cronin

    Former Senior Advisor and Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program

    Patrick M. Cronin is a former Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Previously, he was the ...

  • Richard Fontaine

    Chief Executive Officer

    Richard Fontaine is the Chief Executive Officer of CNAS. He served as President of CNAS from 2012–19 and as Senior Fellow from 2009–12. Prior to CNAS, he was foreign policy ad...

  • Zachary Hosford