Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program
At a time when U.S. national security is increasingly tied to the Indo-Pacific, U.S. government sponsors rely on CNA for expert political-military analyses of security developments across this vast region, and insights into key state and non-state actors, with a special focus on allies and partners. The program’s research examines defense plans, policies and security trends across Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Indian Ocean region, and Oceania. The program’s analysts stay steeped in regional developments based on a wide range of data, time in the region, and an extensive network of counterpart relationships.
Mapping the Information Environment
These studies examine the net impact of individuals, organizations, and systems that shape public opinion by disseminating news and information.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing
Jeff Becker and April Herlevi testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in a hearing on China’s Military Diplomacy and Overseas Security Activities. Becker addressed how Chinese state-owned enterprises support efforts by the People’s Liberation Army to expand its overseas presence. Herlevi focused on the growing diversity of China’s foreign military sales.
- Japan’s F-35B Sea Trials Advance Links to Allies’ Navies
- The US Advances its Pacific Partnership Strategy in Micronesia
- Samoa Disputed Election Amid Great Power Rivalry
- The AUKUS Submarine Agreement
- Building Real Cooperation with South-East Asian Partners
- Japan Elevates Security Concerns Over Taiwan Strait
- New Delhi and Washington's Defense Partnership
- Impending Election Could Dramatically Shift Korean Relations
- Counter China’s Economic Threat with Resilience, Not Deterrence
- The East and South China Seas: One Sea, Near Seas, Whose Seas?
- New Export Rules for Semiconductors
- China, the U.S. and the Pacific Islands
- China's Economic Statecraft: Indo-Pacific Responses to China’s Acquisition of Foreign Technology
- South Korea’s Extraordinary Snap Election
- South Korea: Martial Law and President Yoon’s Impeachment
- Not Just Nuclear Weapons: How China Views Strategic Deterrence
- The PLA's Role in China's COVID-19 Response
- China’s Polar Silk Road Through the Arctic
- COVID-19: Lessons from Past Outbreaks
- Maritime Security in Asia
- Mapping the Information Environment in the Pacific Island Countries
- Views of China’s Presence in the Indian Ocean Region
- China’s Presence in the Middle East and Western Indian Ocean
- Taiwan Lessons Learned from the Russia-Ukraine War
- IUU Fishing by China: Roles for US Special Operations Forces
- The Department of the Navy and Strategic Competition with the People’s Republic of China
- The Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific Policy
- Views of China’s Presence in the Indian Ocean Region
- Malaysia and Brunei: An Analysis of their Claims in the South China Sea
- Philippine Claims in the South China Sea: A Legal Analysis