National Sovereignty
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Presidents Biden, Marcos Reaffirm Nations’ Alliance
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and United States President Joe Biden reflected on the importance of their nations’ alliance during their first in-person meeting in September 2022, as President Biden…
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Australia, New Zealand Share Common Outlook on Pacific
Australia and New Zealand are in lockstep in their policies toward the Pacific Island Countries (PICs), where the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is attempting to grow influence, Australian Prime…
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Philippines marks sovereign territory
The Philippines has installed buoys and opened command posts to assert its sovereignty in waters and islets it claims in the contested South China Sea, Adm. Artemio Abu, the Philippine…
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Japan Applies Extra Scrutiny to foreign students
Japan is asking universities for greater scrutiny of foreign students and scholars to prevent technology leaks to nations such as the People’s Republic of China. The move is partly for…
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Defining Sovereignty
Dr. John Hemmings/PACIFIC FORUM INTERNATIONAL Sovereignty is one of the most important concepts in international relations — perhaps as important as power for its central role in guiding state relations…
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Exercise in Strength
FORUM Staff When the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia touted their bilateral military drills in mid-2022 as evidence of a “no-limits” friendship, they may instead have unwittingly highlighted…
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Security Action
Fumio Kishida/Prime Minister, Japan | PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered this opening keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on June…
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Homegrown Defense
FORUM Staff With its MK44 Bushmaster 30 mm chain gun giving it a firing range of 3 kilometers, the Taiwan Army’s CM-34 Clouded Leopard can stalk an enemy across all…
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Targeted Training
Brig. Gen. Frederick Choo/Singapore Army Asmilitary professionals, I believe training is a topic that is dear to all of our hearts. Each and every one of us has gone through…
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Security Convergence
FORUM Staff Mutual security interests are aligning in the Indo-Pacific to form a shared security capacity that continues to grow. Although the region is not ready for an elaborate series…
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