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Taming Sea Dragons
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Executive Summary In his 2010 book, titled Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power, Robert Kaplan asserted that the Indian Ocean “is at the heart of the wor...
By Sean Liedman
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Averting Disengagement
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It will take months for the new U.S. administration to craft a coherent strategy for the Asia-Pacific region. But the United States can take numerous steps to avert disengagem...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Anthony Cho
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Phishing in Troubled Waters
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Because China’s two chief targets of strategic attention are the United States and Taiwan, they are understandably also Beijing’s chief targets of cyberattack and espionage. B...
By Harry Krejsa & Hannah Suh
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Sustaining the Rebalance in Southeast Asia
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Southeast Asia’s global rise illustrates its promise and its pitfalls. As with growing global interdependence, there are pluses and minuses that President Barack Obama’s succe...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Seeing Strait
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Research Associate Harry Krejsa makes the case that U.S. policy should emphasize Taiwan’s human capital, defensive capabilities, and integration into the international marketp...
By Harry Krejsa
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Reefs, Rocks, and the Rule of Law
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CNAS experts Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper and Harry Krejsa assess the regional and global implications of a ruling by the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea under the Perman...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper & Harry Krejsa
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Navigating the Future: U.S.-Taiwan Maritime Cooperation and Building Order in Asia
“Navigating the Future: U.S.-Taiwan Maritime Cooperation and Building Order in Asia” identifies a framework for advancing U.S.-Taiwan maritime cooperation, which consists of b...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Indirect Cost Imposition Strategies in the South China Sea: U.S. Leadership and ASEAN Centrality
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Dr. Carlyle A. Thayer assesses the implications of China’s assertions of control over the South China Sea for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and offers ide...
By Carlyle Thayer
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Shades of Gray: Technology, Strategic Competition, and Stability in Maritime Asia
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Amy Chang, Ben FitzGerald, and Van Jackson unpack how proliferating technologies are intersecting with strategic competition, coercive behaviors, and unclear norms to exacerba...
By Amy Chang, Ben FitzGerald & Van Jackson
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Preserving the Rules: Countering Coercion in Maritime Asia
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"A combination of active engagement, cost imposition, denial, and offset strategies can best help shape the future order of the Asia-Pacific region."...
By Alexander Sullivan & Patrick M. Cronin
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China's Tailored Coercion and Its Rivals' Actions and Responses: What the Numbers Tell Us
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Dr. Christopher Yung and Patrick McNulty provide a groundbreaking data-driven look at how the six claimants of features in the South China Sea have advanced and defended their...
By Patrick McNulty & Dr. Christopher Yung
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Cost-Imposing Strategies: A Brief Primer
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Dr. Thomas Mahnken, professor at both the Naval War College and Johns Hopkins SAIS, delivers a general but thorough framework for thinking about cost-imposing strategies, a cr...
By Thomas G. Mahnken
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Can China Make Peace in the South China Sea?
Senior Fellow Dr. Ely Ratner argues that in recent years, China become not only more assertive but has also been increasingly engaging in unilateral coercion to advance its cl...
By Ely Ratner
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Autonomous Power? Securing Singapore’s Interests in the 21st Century
Research Associate Alexander Sullivan examines Singapore's how Singapore’s national security strategy translates into defense policy decisions, and discusses the potential of ...
By Alexander Sullivan
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A Summer Calendar for Advancing U.S. Policy toward the South China Sea
Asia-Pacific Security Deputy Director Dr. Ely Ratner authors the agenda “A Summer Calendar for U.S. Policy toward the South China Sea,” detailing specific actions the United S...
By Ely Ratner
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Tailored Coercion: Competition and Risk in Maritime Asia
"Tailored Coercion: Competition and Risk in Maritime Asia," written by the CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program, analyzes competition and security risks in Maritime Asia....
By Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner, Patrick M. Cronin & Zachary Hosford
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Charting the Contours of Asia’s Megatrends
CNAS Research Associate Alexander Sullivan examines seven major trends shaping Asia-Pacific security and the U.S. rebalance to Asia in "Charting the Contours of Asia’s Megatre...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Resident Power: Building a Politically Sustainable U.S. Military Presence in Southeast Asia and Australia
Dr. Ely Ratner, Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program offers “the first comprehensive strategy for building a politically sustainable force posture in Southeast...
By Ely Ratner
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Finding Common Ground: Energy, Security and Cooperation in the South China Sea
Global energy trends are increasing demands for potential hydrocarbons in the South China Sea. As the global economy recovers from worldwide recession, demand for energy is st...
By Will Rogers
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The Challenge of Chinese Revisionism: The Expanding Role of China’s Non-Military Maritime Vessels
Recent actions by China’s non-military law enforcement vessels pose one of the most immediate threats to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. In The Challenge of Ch...
By Ely Ratner & Zachary Hosford
