Indo-Pacific

Japan’s role in US foreign policy to confront China
27
Oct
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Japan’s role in US foreign policy to confront China

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - In their political culture, especially after the defeat and surrender of the First and Second World Wars, the Japanese did not seek security by military means alone; Considering political militarism in cooperation with the United States; And because of the historical consequences of the two world wars; Despite US nuclear and non-nuclear guarantees, Tokyo is pursuing a national security strategy through other means, such as gaining the trust of other Asian powers, and through economic aid, trade and diplomacy; And in this area, it has made significant achievements. Public opinion in the region also indicates…
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AUKUS; US effort to complete Asia-Pacific strategy
09
Oct
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AUKUS; US effort to complete Asia-Pacific strategy

PEJOURNAL - The strategic development has started since the presidency of Barak Obama, has continued and fortified until now. The US strategy contains different economic, political, military and security aspects. Yet, within the past decade, the United states has achieved success in some of these areas. However, the strategy of the country has not been successful in other areas. AUKUS, the recent treaty among the United states, UK and Australia is considered to be the latest measure taken by the US in strategic prioritization over the Asia Pacific. In economic field, the most important measure of Obama Administration was to…
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AUKUS in breach of NPT, damaging regional security
09
Oct
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AUKUS in breach of NPT, damaging regional security

PEJOURNAL - Trade talks between Australia and the European Union have been postponed as a row with France over the so-called AUKUS security partnership deepens. AUKUS is a security pact between Australia, the US and UK. It allows for greater sharing of intelligence, but crucially it gives Australia secret technology to build nuclear-powered submarines, though not equipped with nuclear weapons. Last month, Canberra canceled a $37bn ($27.5bn) deal with France to build a fleet of conventional submarines. Instead, it will build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with US and UK technology. The decision angered Paris, which called the deal a "stab in…
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Strategic Approaches of Powers in Indo-Pacific
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Apr
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Strategic Approaches of Powers in Indo-Pacific

PEJOURNAL - An expert on Security and Geopolitics, explaining the strategic approaches of powers in Indo-Pacific, stated: The Quad agreement with the withdrawal of Australia was suspended until 2010, but in the negotiations of the leaders of the four member states in the 2017 ASEAN meeting in Manila it was revived for military and diplomatic confrontation with China in the South China Sea. She added: Although in the statement of the recent virtual meeting, presidents of the four countries emphasized cooperation of the countries in establishing order in the East and South China Seas, as well as cooperation in controlling…
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Influence of U.S. Versus Chinese Powers of Persuasion in Indo-Pacific region
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Nov
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Influence of U.S. Versus Chinese Powers of Persuasion in Indo-Pacific region

"China's Influence Is Economic, While America's Is Diplomacy and Defense” BY: RAND PEJOURNAL - U.S. policymakers and experts are focused on two central questions about long-term strategic competition between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC): How do we assess how well the United States is doing relative to China, and which country has more influence in the Indo-Pacific region? RAND Project AIR FORCE researchers addressed these two questions by first defining what influence means in the context of great-power competition and creating a framework to measure U.S. versus PRC influence. The result brings into focus a…
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The Quad; A Complement or Replacement for ASEAN?
14
Nov
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The Quad; A Complement or Replacement for ASEAN?

BY: Gabriel Joel P. Honrada* PEJOURNAL - There are two emerging guarantors of the multilateral rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific. First is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between the US, Australia, Japan, and India. Second is the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN). Both organisations attempt to uphold the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific, albeit via different means. The Quad provides a tangible enforcing presence and backs up the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific with the threat of military force. In comparison, ASEAN takes a softer approach of interaction, socialisation, and integration to preserve the same. In view of China’s…
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