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China Military Support Facility in Djibouti

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In November 2015, China publicly acknowledged for the first time that it is building its first overseas military facility in Djibouti, which is also home to the largest U.S. military installation in Africa. How did China come to establish its first overseas military support facility in Djibouti? What do we know about this facility and how it might be used, and what insights can we glean from the process to better understand where China’s military might go next? This paper provides a preliminary look at the origins of China’s military support facility in Djibouti. It explores the evolution of the economic and security relations between the two countries that led to the establishment of the facility, how it may be used, and what it may tell us about future Chinese military facilities abroad. It also assesses the implications of the growing economic and military ties between the two countries for the United States and the U.S. Navy.

China Military Support Facility in Djibouti China’s Military Support Facility in Djibouti: The Economic and Security Dimensions of China’s First Overseas Base In November 2015, China publicly ... ’s military might go next? This paper provides a preliminary look at the origins of China’s military support facility in Djibouti. It explores the evolution of the economic and security relations ... a fundamental shift in China’s foreign and security policy. China’s leaders have long used its lack of overseas military facilities as a means to differentiate its economic expansion from that of Western

Long Littoral Project East China and Yellow Seas

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Over the past two years, the South China Sea has been the most discussed East Asian maritime security issue. Still, a credible case can be made that the Yellow and East China seas have all the ingredients necessary to become another maritime center of competition in East Asia. Approximately 70 percent of China’s eastern seaboard forms the western limit of the East China Sea/Yellow Sea basin, while the Ryukyu Chain is the East China Sea’s eastern boundary. Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Pyongyang all have important claims of sovereignty and exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in both of these seas. Disputes over seabed resources and fishing occur frequently among all three.

Long Littoral Project East China and Yellow Seas The Long Littoral Project: East China and Yellow Seas | A Maritime Perspective on Indo-Pacific Security Over the past two years, the South China Sea has been the most discussed East Asian maritime security issue. Still, a credible case can be made that the Yellow and East China seas have all the ingredients necessary to become another maritime ... frequently among all three. This report addresses the major security issues associated with the East China and Yellow seas. It is one in a series of five reports, that examines the five great maritime

Trafficking Golden Crescent Drugs into Western China

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The article analyzes the increasing scale and organization of Golden Crescent drug smuggling into western China, especially the growing links between domestic Chinese traffickers and Pakistan-based and Central Asian-based international drug rings. The increasing role of Africans in this trade—especially Nigerians—is an important theme for these authors. The authors identify the major highway, air, and rail routes along which Chinese and Central Asian authorities have detected drug smuggling cases. They also spotlight what they see as increasing professionalism and sophistication in drug smuggling techniques over the past five to ten years.

Asian-based international drug rings. The increasing role of Africans in this trade—especially Nigerians—is an important theme for these authors. The authors identify the major highway, air, and rail routes ... —and Central Asian-based international drug rings The increasing role of Nigerians and other nationalities in this trade, and the challenges this trend creates for Chinese investigators The evolving transport routes these traffickers use to cross the Chinese border The increasing sophistication of these international traffickers The exploitation of such open source Chinese police

Responsible Arms Sales: Promoting Civilian Protection with Partner Forces

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The US should take the following steps to ensure that partners receiving security assistance have the tools and training they need to protect civilians in war.

Responsible Arms Sales The US should take the following steps to ensure that partners receiving security assistance have the tools and training they need to protect civilians in war. In 1991 ... such as the US and UK have long provided security assistance to a large set of countries, aiming to improve the capacity and proficiency of the recipient nations’ security forces. However, when ...  or violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). For example, the US has provided weapons, training, intelligence, and refueling to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, and the UN and others have raised

Integrating Civilian Protection into Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen

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A CNA research report summary finds civilian casualties in Yemen offer lessons on policies needed to integrate civilian protection into US security assistance.

Integrating Civilian Protection into Security Assistance A CNA research report summary finds civilian casualties in Yemen offer lessons on policies needed to integrate civilian protection into US security assistance. Since 2015, the Saudi‑led coalition’s campaign in Yemen has killed thousands of civilians, crippled hospitals and infrastructure, and helped create what is currently one ... During Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen, finds that the tragedy of Yemen offers lessons on urgently needed policies to integrate civilian protection into US security assistance. Although

Jonathan Schroden

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relief operations. Dr. Schroden served as a strategic advisor to the II Marine Expeditionary Force, Multi-National Force–West in Iraq, US Central Command, and the International Security Assistance Force ... of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute and a senior advisor to the Global SOF Foundation. Previously, he served as a professorial lecturer at the George Washington University

Mark Robertson

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with international law firms based in New York and Washington, DC, he has held senior positions in government, including with the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy. At the Department of Homeland Security, he served as Associate General Counsel for Science and Technology and Chief of Staff to the General Counsel. In that role, he managed over 1,500 attorneys throughout the department

Jason Thomas

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in the Senior Executives in National and International Security program. In 2005 he received the US Navy Meritorious Public Service Award, and in 2011 he received CNA’s Phil E. DePoy Award for Analytical ... work over a long career at CNA, Dr. Thomas has conducted research and analysis for the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); the University of Michigan’s Brehm

William Merz

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William Merz Vice Admiral William Merz, USN (Ret.) /images/About-Us/Leadership/Board/William-Merz.png Vice Admiral Bill Merz is a senior vice president for Oceaneering International. His portfolio ... duty, VADM Merz commanded the US Seventh Fleet, employing 50 to 70 ships and 30,000 sailors and marines in the conduct of security and deterrence operations with 32 partner nations in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Prior to that, he commanded three overseas task forces and United Nations security operations in the East China Sea. He served in Naval Reactors headquarters and in five Pentagon

Wanda Nesbitt

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applicants for the State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth. Ambassador Nesbitt served as US ambassador to three countries: Namibia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Madagascar. She was widely ... and role model for dozens of aspiring women diplomats. Ambassador Nesbitt holds a master’s degree in national security strategy from the National War College and a bachelor’s degree in French and international relations from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the recipient of several awards, including three Presidential Awards for Meritorious Service and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs