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• Commentary
  • War on the Rocks
  • March 10, 2020
  The Case for a Pacific Deterrence Initiative

  When war broke out in Ukraine in 2014 the Department of Defense moved swiftly to invest billions in near-term enhancements in Europe to address growing military-operational sh...

  By Randy Schriver & Eric Sayers

• Commentary
  • War on the Rocks
  • June 18, 2019
  Addressing America's Operational Shortfall in the Pacific

  The Trump administration has made a number of strong statements about the need for the United States to do more to prepare for great power competition with China. Officials ha...

  By Mark Montgomery & Eric Sayers

• Podcast
  • March 13, 2019
  Sayers and Colby at The Heritage Foundation: The Indo-Pacific after INF

  After six years of failed attempts to get Russia to return to compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty obligations, the U.S. officially announced its...

  By Elbridge Colby, Eric Sayers & Jeff M. Smith

• Commentary
  • War on the Rocks
  • March 8, 2019
  America and Japan in a Post-INF World

  How long do estimates suggest it would take the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force to destroy all major U.S. air, naval, and logistics bases in Japan? Some have argued that...

  By Eric Sayers & Sugio Takahashi

• Commentary
  • War on the Rocks
  • January 21, 2019
  Time to Make Good on the U.S.-Philippine Alliance

  A storm is brewing in America’s oldest security alliance in the Indo-Pacific and the administration needs to act quickly to head it off. On December 20, Philippine Secretary o...

  By Gregory Poling & Eric Sayers

• Commentary
  • War on the Rocks
  • November 15, 2018
  Assessing America's Indo-Pacific Budget Shortfall

  Budgets are policy in Washington. Setting new trends in Pentagon and State Department funding is a tall order, so when they do emerge, they are the strongest indication of a g...

  By Eric Sayers

• Commentary
  • The Hill
  • October 25, 2018
  Exiting the Russia nuclear treaty impacts military strategy in Asia

  President Trump recently announced that the United States will soon exit the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. This will open significant options for the U...

  By Eric Sayers & Abraham M. Denmark

• • Commentary
  • National Review
  • November 20, 2014
  Smart Hawks

  This point is becoming increasingly accepted in defense circles. Defense experts at places like Washington’s Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments have been sounding ...

  By Elbridge Colby & Eric Sayers