The United States and Maritime Asia in 2015
Despite the growing interest in maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region among experts, it remains an open question how focused the Obama administration will be on the challenges in that region in...
View ArticleThe Coming Year in Maritime Asia
Maritime Asia will be active and more pacific in the coming year. Maritime trade will continue apace with tens of millions of shipping containers and millions of barrels of petroleum products moving on...
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August 1945: A Snapshot of American Maritime Strategy in the Pacific
When Japan surrendered 70 years ago this month, the United States stood supreme in the Pacific. Only the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy had surface combatants that could roam freely from the...
View ArticleChina’s Navy Lobby and its Impact on PRC Maritime Sovereignty Policies
Introduction This paper assesses the influence of the PLA Navy (PLAN) and its affiliated individuals and organizations (referred to as the “PLAN Lobby” or “Navy Lobby”) on specific policies related to...
View ArticleAn Interview with Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar
AMTI Director Greg B. Poling interviews Vice Admiral (ret.) Vijay Shankar of the Indian Navy. The post An Interview with Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar appeared first on Asia Maritime Transparency...
View ArticleAn Interview with Erika Techera, University of Western Australia Dean of Law
AMTI Director Gregory Poling sits down with University of Western Australia Dean of Law Erika Techera to discuss the intersection between piracy, fishing, and human trafficking in the Asia Pacific. The...
View ArticleWill India Truly Start “Acting East” in Andaman and Nicobar?
This September, while Indian prime minister Narendra Modi met with tech titans in Silicon Valley, his administration quietly unveiled a $1.5 billion development package for the isolated Andaman and...
View ArticleMichael Green, Chip Gregson, and Andrew Shearer Discuss Asia’s Maritime Disputes
Michael Green, senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair at CSIS, Lieutenant General Chip Gregson, senior adviser at Avascent International, and Andrew Shearer, former national security adviser to...
View ArticleCreating Seamless Maritime Security Coalitions in the Indo-Pacific
The rapid expansion of China’s political, economic, and military power in the Indo-Pacific presents both opportunities and challenges for the region. China’s rapid military build-up and assertive...
View ArticleWhy Undersea Drones Will (Not Yet) Change Asia-Pacific’s Undersea Balance
Unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), or undersea drones, are the latest newcomers to planned U.S. force posture in the Asia-Pacific region, as Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter recently revealed. Prior...
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