U.S. Naval Presence Needed in Sea of Japan to Strengthen Deterrence Against Chinese Aggression

Bruce Klingner for The Heritage Foundation

To counter China’s growing military threat and coercive tactics, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has increased Japan’s diplomatic, economic, and security initiatives as well as expanded its coordination with regional partners. Japan has been increasingly direct in its criticism of Beijing’s…

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What does it look like for Australia and Southeast Asia to Develop a Joint Agenda for Maritime Security

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Maritime security is vital for Australia and Southeast Asia, making it a shared priority issue for the region. With Australia’s future economic and energy security linked to the Southeast Asian region, maritime trade activities remain integral to prosperity, and open sea lines of communication are…

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What does it look like for Australia to be an Effective Partner in Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

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Australia can be a global leader in sustainable fisheries management, including maritime domain awareness (MDA), monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) and fisheries science. Australia has much to offer regionally and globally. In the past it has led significant and successful efforts to combat…

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South China Sea, East China Sea, and the Emerging US-Japan-Philippines Trilateral

Author: Jeffrey Ordaniel and Carl Baker, for Pacific Forum

This paper argues that pursuing cooperation around shared legal norms and ideas to advance maritime security in the South China Sea will be a more proactive approach to deepening the U.S.-Vietnam partnership

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Extended ‘Gray Zone’ Deterrence in the South China Sea

Author: Shusuke Ioku Ph.D. Student at the Department of Political Science, the University of Rochester, for Pacific Forum

Strong military commitments by stronger allies to defend weaker partners is just one necessary component of extended deterrence to limited (gray zone) aggression. Another essential part is the weaker partners’ presence in disputed domains. In the context of the South China Sea, given the vast…

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U.S. Naval Presence Needed in Sea of Japan to Strengthen Deterrence Against Chinese Aggression

Author: Brent Sadler for The Heritage Foundation

The greatest danger to the U.S. this decade remains a war with China, most likely in the waters around Taiwan. Japan shares this risk and has focused its growing defense budget on meeting the threat, but a significant incident in the Sea of Japan could create insurmountable domestic pressures to…

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The Status Of Maritime Militia In The South China Sea Under International Law Perspective

Novena Clementine Manullang, Chloryne Trie Isana Dewi, and Achmad Gusman Siswandi, Padjadjaran University, for JH Ius Quia Iustum

In order to assert its geopolitical claims in the South China Sea region, China has used an unusual method, namely the use of its fishing industry as a reserve power called maritime militias. This research aims to analyze the status of civilian fishing vessels that play a dual role as Chinese…

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Time to Slow Cook China’s South China Sea Frog?

Brent Sadler for The Heritage Foundation

The lack of U.S. strategic attention and sustained naval presence has opened a maritime governance vacancy that the Chinese Communist Party and its military have gradually filled. Left unchecked, the situation imperils U.S. alliances and trade that have undergirded decades of American prosperity…

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How the U.S. Can Support the U.K.’s Return to the Indo-Pacific Region

Ted Bromund for The Heritage Foundation

SUMMARY The United Kingdom withdrew from major commitments East of Suez in 1968, but since 2019, Brexit Britain has returned to the Indo-Pacific region. While taking measures to restrict Chinese influence in the U.K., it has recognized China as a systemic competitor with values antithetical to its…

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