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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
South China Sea Artificial Islands -- U.S. Navy & Law of the SeaThe recent passage of an American warship within 12 nautical miles of one of China’s artificial (and illegal) “islands” in the South China Sea represents the sustainment of ov...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
After the Freedom of Navigation Exercise: What Did the U.S. Signal?On Friday, we published a “what to watch for” guide to the then-imminent U.S. freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea. Yesterday, the USS Lassen, an Arl...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
How American Can Cross the Digital Security DivideIn the past year, the United States has learned about unprecedented digital data breaches ranging from the confidential files of Sony Pictures, to the security clearance recor...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea: What to Watch ForIt is widely expected that in the next several days, the United States will conduct a freedom of navigation exercise near China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea. Th...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Projecting Power in the South China SeaBeijing’s land reclamation in the South China Sea has prompted reports that the U.S. Navy will soon conduct freedom of navigation exercises in the area. If they pass within 12...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Slowing GDP Growth Doesn't Have To Spell Doom For ChinaIt was announced Monday that the Chinese economy’s growth continued to slow in the third quarter, falling to 6.9 percent. While not as steep a decline as many economists feare...
By Harry Krejsa
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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 / Technology & National Security
Crackdown: Time to Pressure China on Cyber TheftAt last month’s state visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping, both Xi and President Obama pledged that their governments would refrain from cyberespionage targeting intellectua...
By Harry Krejsa
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Seoul's China GambitAt the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye called on the international community to turn its attention to North Korea and its nucl...
By Richard Fontaine
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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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The Sino-Russo Rundown
Commentary
Russia and China seem to be growing closer by the day. In May 2015, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Russia. As China’s official media opined at the time, “China and Russia a...
By Jacob Stokes & Alexander Sullivan
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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
Forecasting the Future of US-China CompetitionChina figured prominently in this year’s annual conference conducted by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), which held the massive, all-day event at the end of last...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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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
America and South Korea Strengthen Military AllianceThe United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are embarking on a bold experiment of shared command at the tactical level. On June 3, 2015, the U.S. Forces in Korea (USFK)...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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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
Dr. Patrick Cronin before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review CommissionAsia-Pacific Security Program Director Patrick Cronin testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China's relations with Southeast Asia....
By Patrick M. Cronin
