“While many of us may typically think of maritime operations as maybe more of the domain of the Navy or the Marine Corps, it’s really the Army that is charged with moving our troops or equipment or supplies across the land-water interface in order to enable early theater entry as well as support and sustain DoD operations,” said senior researcher Kate Brodie.
By Theresa Hitchens“To be clear: we do not seek conflict or confrontation,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Shangri-La Dialogue. “But we will not flinch in the face of bullying or coercion.”
By Colin Clark“Doing our part to fulfill the shared responsibility all of us have to preserve peace and security,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “And making it crystal clear that when it comes to any unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force: be it in Taiwan, the South China Sea, the East China Sea or elsewhere, the risk of conflict will always far outweigh any potential reward.”
By Colin Clark“Whenever we fly in our own territorial waters, we are challenged by the Chinese, challenged because they say we are in their territory, when in fact it is our territory,” Lt. Gen. Romeo Browner, commanding general of the Philippine Army said.
By Colin ClarkLeaders discussed what US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called “a security-sector assistance roadmap to support the delivery of priority defense platforms over the next five to 10 years, including radar, unmanned aerial systems, military transport aircraft and coastal- and air-defense systems.”
By Colin ClarkSouth Korea’s strategy says the ROK will “nurture a sounder and more mature relationship as we pursue shared interests (with China) based on mutual respect and reciprocity, guided by international norms and rules.”
By Colin Clark“We urge Australia to respect China’s national security interests and major concerns, and to be cautious with its words and deeds so as to avoid a miscalculation that could cause serious consequences,” Chinese Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.
By Colin Clark“It can be difficult to make these systems work in practice. I expect that it will take quite a bit of money, time and focus to get a system like this actually operating,” said David Brewster, a senior fellow at Australian National University’s National Security College.
By Colin Clark“We have to have the capability to illuminate” adversarial actions, Berger said. “Some portion of that is so that we can understand how they’re setting their pieces for battle. And part of it, frankly, is to bring it to international attention and expose it for what it is.”
By Justin KatzExpect the political battle over the island nations like Fiji or the Solomons to be a big part of Chinese-American geopolitics in the new year.
By Colin ClarkThe Pentagon has long talked up its pivot to the Indo-Pacific. What does that actually look like?
By Justin Katz
Reacting to the PLA’s previous large-scale exercise in the Taiwan straits in 1995-1996, the United States deployed two carrier battlegroups in response. The Chinese undoubtedly noted that this latest exercise, which included missile overflights of the island, led to a far more muted reaction, writes Dean Cheng.
By Dean Cheng