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Western Pacific
March 25, 2020
US Marine Corps Unveils Transformation Plan Focused on China
By Steven Stashwick
The plan will cut tanks and other traditional weapons to make room for new anti-ship missions.
September 06, 2018
The Linkages Between China's Global Military Ambitions and the Belt and Road Initiative
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
A new U.S. Department of Defense report describes trends in Chinese military modernization.
August 29, 2018
Are Fears of a Chinese Port Facility on Manus Island Justified?
By Ankit Panda
Manus Island would be a strategic outpost for China, astride the western Pacific Ocean.
January 12, 2018
4 Sino-US Trends to Watch in the Western Pacific in 2018
By Steven Stashwick
South China Sea militarization, hypersonic weapons, Chinese oceanography, and counter A2/AD poised for major advances in 2018.
April 24, 2017
US Carrier Strike Group Joined By Japanese Warships for Philippine Sea Exercise
By Ankit Panda
Two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers have joined the USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea.
March 03, 2017
Chinese Military Aircraft Transit Miyako Strait, Leading Japan to Scramble Jets
By Ankit Panda
China returns to the Miyako Strait.
January 03, 2017
Keeping China’s Aircraft Carriers in Perspective
By Eric Gomez
China’s investment in aircraft carriers will take a great deal of time and money to reach its full potential.
December 09, 2015
The Case for the Centuryfortress: Defining the B-52J
By Col Mike “Starbaby” Pietrucha
"With a well-considered upgrade plan, the B-52 can serve to its 100th birthday."
September 26, 2012
War By Other Means: China’s Political Uses of Seapower
China’s development and use of naval and non-naval, non-military sea power has become a cause for concern – one that could alter the regional balance.
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