Tag Archives: Asia-Pacific
A Three-Way In The East China Sea?
The conflict over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea illustrates a number of issues in the Asia-Pacific region. The People’s Republic of China’s expansive maritime claims is the granddaddy, but there are a number of contributing elements – from the challenges of deep-sea resource exploration to the region’s political relationships. The week before [...]
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In my last post I criticized those who overemphasize the size of a fleet as a measure of its operational effectiveness, using the historical example of the Royal Navy’s fleet modernization efforts prior to the First World War. I did not offer any alternate criteria by which to judge what an optimally sized U.S. Navy would look like. With [...]
Thinking about Prevention, Pt. 2
This is the second installment in a series on preventing an armed conflict between the U.S. and China. Click here to read the first installment. As part of the American shift in strategic focus to the Asia-Pacific, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is touring the region, and has made important stops, among others, in [...]
Read MoreCoral Sea Redux?
Could Australia face another crisis and restructuring of its strategic security arrangements down the road?
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