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Awful but Lawful: China’s Australia Flotilla
Commentary
As such, this was not a demonstration of Chinese freedom of navigation. It was a show of force....
By Tom Shugart
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The United States Can’t Afford to Not Harden Its Air Bases
Commentary
The United States can continue to largely ignore this menace and watch as risk levels increase, or it can face the reality and shape its forces and infrastructure to prevail....
By Tom Shugart & Timothy A. Walton
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There Are No Magic Beans: Easy Options to Deter China Militarily Do Not Exist
Commentary
The only assured way to deter an attack on Taiwan is to have sufficient survivable forces and munitions properly postured before a Chinese attack....
By Tom Shugart
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Uncrewed but Confident: Forging New Rules of the Road to Avoid Accidental Escalation
Commentary
Air and maritime uncrewed platforms in the Indo-Pacific may be a promising area for developing new confidence-building measures....
By Tom Shugart
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How China’s $100B+ Shipbuilding Empire Dominates the U.S.’s
Video
China has transformed into a shipbuilding powerhouse over the past two decades, cementing its status as a major maritime power. In 2023, more than half of the world’s commerci...
By Tom Shugart
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Deterring the Powerful Enemy
Congressional Testimony
It is a privilege to testify here on matters that are important to the vital national security interests of the United States, as well as those of our other allies and partner...
By Tom Shugart
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National security leaders worry about U.S. failure to ratify Law of the Sea treaty
Video
Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. Navy submarine warfare officer and a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said being outside the treaty undercuts American cr...
By Tom Shugart
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Is The U.S. Navy Ready For The Red Sea Threat?
Video
In the Red Sea drone and missile attacks by the Houthi rebels are stemming the flow of commerce in a critical part of the world. The U.S. Navy has deployed numerous ships to h...
By Tom Shugart
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Mind the Gap, Part 2: The Cross-Strait Potential of China’s Civilian Shipping Has Grown
Commentary
China’s civilian roll-on/roll-off vessel fleet enhances the immediacy and the complexity of the invasion threat facing Taiwan. Washington should start preparing now to counter...
By Tom Shugart
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Not taking risks with unmanned systems ‘may not be an option,’ says former submarine warfare officer
Video
Tom Shugart, senior fellow in the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and former submarine warfare officer for the U.S. Navy, discusses benefits o...
By Tom Shugart
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Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian flagship Moskva
Podcast
Ukraine’s southern coastal cities along the Black Sea have been hot spots in the Ukrainian war. According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Flee...
By Tom Shugart
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Who’s to Blame for Asia’s Arms Race?
As Beijing has grown stronger, it has also become increasingly belligerent....
By Tom Shugart
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The Malacca Dilemma: Growing Chinese Military Power
Podcast
In this week’s episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Thomas Shugart, adjunct senior fellow with the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the implicati...
By Tom Shugart
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Military and memories
Although a military conflict between China and Australia is highly unlikely, if it did happen would we be prepared? Thomas Shugart speaks to the Australian Broadcasting Compan...
By Tom Shugart
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Mind the Gap: How China's Civilian Shipping Could Enable a Taiwan Invasion
Commentary
The Chinese military now seems to be regularly practicing the execution of amphibious assaults with civilian shipping integrated into the operations...
By Tom Shugart
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All About Eve: What Virtual Forever Wars Can Teach us About the Future of Combat
Commentary
The defense world could learn a lot from the gaming world. In some cases, it already has....
By Tom Shugart
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Trends, Timelines, and Uncertainty: An Assessment of the Military Balance in the Indo-Pacific
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written TestimonyI. Introduction Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts on the mil...
By Tom Shugart
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Trends, Timelines, and Uncertainty: An Assessment of the State of Cross-Strait Deterrence
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written TestimonyI. Introduction Chairman Talent, Chairman Goodwin, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to participate in today’s h...
By Tom Shugart
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The President (Probably) Isn’t Going To Nuke Anything This Week
Commentary
The idea that presidents are able to use nuclear weapons in any way they personally desire is not correct....
By Tom Shugart
