Losing Patience with North Korea
The United States and its allies believed their policy of “strategic patience” would allow them to wait for North Korea to denuclearize on its own, […] More
Asia
What to Do About Kim Jong-Un
In the wake of North Korea’s January nuclear test, White House spokesman Josh Earnest described U.S. goals for the Korean peninsula. “We want the North […] More
Security in the Indo-Pacific: Australia’s New Role
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull plans to almost double his country’s annual defense spending by 2026. The move comes as China threatens peace in the […] More
Canberra’s Evolving Security Policy
The publication on February 25 of the 2016 Defense White Paper by the Australian government highlights Canberra’s response to evolving trends in the Asia-Pacific region. […] More
Understanding the Threat Picture
With the delivery of Australia’s latest defense White Paper last week, the necessity of a long haul and regional capacity building commitment to counter-terrorism was […] More
Stability in the East China Sea
China’s less discussed territorial dispute is one that has the greatest potential for the United States to be drawn into conflict. While China has been […] More
The Potential for Conflict
As the world pays attention to the recent Chinese militarization of the South China Sea islets, China is establishing a “new normal” with more frequent […] More
Deterring Chinese Aggression
China’s militarization of the South China Sea includes beefing up its military facilities on Woody Island in the Paracel chain – occupied by China but […] More
Terrorism in the World’s Largest Muslim Country
A month after attacks by Islamic State (ISIS) inspired militants outside a Jakarta Starbucks, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has set into motion tougher anti-terrorism laws […] More
Jakarta’s CT Capabilities: A Work in Progress
The January 14 attack in Jakarta that left four civilians and four terrorists dead serves as a reminder that Indonesia remains vulnerable to groups that […] More
ISIS in Indonesia: Understanding the Threat
January’s ISIS inspired attack in Jakarta raises serious concerns that the ISIS brand might be spreading to the world’s largest Muslim country. Indonesia is the […] More
Military Intelligence at a Crossroads
On November 26, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced sweeping structural reforms to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The announcement finally made good on Xi’s promises […] More
China’s Military Modernization
As President Barack Obama was meeting with leaders from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week, U.S. satellite imagery confirmed China has […] More
Toward a U.S.-Style Command Structure
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has begun a new phase in its long-term, multi-dimensional military modernization process that began in the late 1970s as […] More
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Deepening U.S. Commitment to Asia
The Trans Pacific Partnership may be a signed deal, but it is far from seeing the light of day. Following seven years of mostly secret […] More
Impact on U.S. Security Interests
In New Zealand on 4 February, trade ministers from the twelve signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) formally signed the pact, an important step towards […] More
What it Means for the Digital Economy
There has been a good deal of hype touting the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as the first “21st Century” trade pact. Whether it […] More
Only China Can Solve the North Korea Problem
North Korea’s satellite launch over the weekend, on the heels of its nuclear test last month, raises the prospects of renewed tensions on the Korean […] More