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Catherine Lea

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Catherine Lea is a CNA expert in wargame design and development, Japanese security policy, and U.S. base politics in Japan.

Lea-Catherine Catherine Lea is a CNA expert in wargame design and development, Japanese security policy, and U.S. base politics in Japan. /images/Experts/Lea-Catherine.jpg Catherine Lea is an expert ... of California at Berkeley. Catherine Lea Senior Research Scientist Featured Squares white Explore more ... naval capabilities, and U.S. installation operations in peacetime and wartime. At CNA, Lea leads multidisciplinary teams that develop new wargaming methods, design wargames that explore new warfare

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.

written by Michael A. McDevitt (the Long Littoral Project Director), and Ms. Catherine K. Lea of CNA’s Strategic Stud- ies division, and five short papers by regional experts. Mr. Abraham Denmark from ... for Strategic and International Studies, and Mr. Daniel Hartnett from CNA’s China Studies division address different perspectives on the East China Sea. Michael A. McDevitt Catherine K. Lea

cna talks: Maritime Security in Asia

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Dr. Dov Zakheim sits down with three CNA experts to discuss maritime issues in Asia. Bringing together a wealth of research knowledge and real-world experience in the region, Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt, U.S. Navy (ret), Mark Rosen and Catherine Lea discuss China’s maritime capabilities, the South and East China Seas, relations between the Philippines, China and the United States, Russia’s role in Asia, the relationship between the Indian Navy and the U.S. Navy and much more.

Maritime Security in Asia Dr. Dov Zakheim sits down with three CNA experts to discuss maritime issues in Asia. Bringing together a wealth of research knowledge and real-world experience in the region, Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt, U.S. Navy (ret), Mark Rosen and Catherine Lea discuss China’s maritime capabilities, the South and East China Seas, relations between the Philippines, China ... numerous international and operational law studies and is an expert on maritime disputes, law of the sea, law of armed conflict, international agreements and arms control. Catherine Lea is a senior

Season 2: Gender and National Security

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In 2022, InclusiveNatSec focused on the theme of Gender and National Security. The virtual event series featured a range of distinguished keynote speakers from government, academia, and the private sector.

Analyses (IDA) Dr. Margaret McCown, Deputy Division Chief, Studies, Analysis, and Gaming Division, Joint Staff J8 MODERATOR:  Ms. Catherine Lea, Senior Research Scientist, Gaming and Integration

Gaming Sea Based Multinational Operations

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CNA designed and conducted a table-top exercise (TTX) at the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) in July 2016 that explored seabasing operations and interoperability during future contingency operations. Using a scenario that revolved around a massive natural disaster striking a fictitious country in the southern Indian Ocean, the TTX strengthened relationships and improved mutual understanding among participating militaries. Military leaders from the 22 Asian, Latin American, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries participating in PALS formed coalitions, planned how they would operate within these coalitions to provide relief, and assembled their forces to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations. PALS participants contributed a broad range of sea-based capabilities and employed them in creative ways. This revealed areas of opportunity and friction that could benefit from discussion at future PALS, dialogue during bilateral military engagements, and inclusion in bilateral and multinational command-post and at-sea exercises.

defense use. Catherine K. Lea Edsel D. McGrady /reports/2016/drm-2016-u-014109-final2.pdf /reports/2016/drm-2016-u-014109-final2_Page_01.jpg /reports/2016/board%20game.jpg Gaming and Integration

Improving US India Cooperation in Indian Ocean

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The CNA Corporation conducted this study to determine how the United States can best deepen coordination with India on humanitar- ian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) in the Indian Ocean. This study builds on the findings of a 2012 CNA Corporation study, U.S.- India Security Burden-Sharing?, which identified HA/DR as a functional area in which the United States could advance naval relations with India. This is due to the frequency with which natural disasters strike the region, especially the Bay of Bengal, and, for India, the relative domestic political palatability of working with the United States in the aftermath of natural disasters. The United States is increasingly looking to India to contribute to se- curity in the Indian Ocean. Deepening U.S.-Indian economic con- nections, shared democratic identities, declining U.S. defense budgets, and the rise of China have drawn the United States closer to India as a security partner in the region.

in the Indian Ocean. Nilanthi Samaranayake Catherine Lea /reports/2014/drm-2013-u-004941-final2.pdf /reports/2014/drm-2013-u-004941-final2_Page_01.jpg /reports/2014/india%20collage.jpg Strategy and Policy

US India Security Burden Sharing

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Building a partnership with India is central to U.S. security interests in the Indian Ocean (IO). The United States seeks to work with India to promote stability in a region of rising commercial and strategic importance. U.S. policymakers view India as an “anchor” or “pillar” of stability in the Asia-Pacific. Given declining defense budgets, however, the United States will have fewer resources for its forces and partner capacity-building in this vast region. Envisioning India as a “provider of security in the broader Indian Ocean region,” the United States is naturally eager to pursue burden-sharing opportunities with India as a means to this end. India for its part understands that the United States expects it to assume a greater leadership role in the IO and appreciates the importance of its growing economic and naval capabilities. In 2010, then-Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao spoke about the growing view that “a robust Indian naval presence is seen as a necessary contribution to a cooperative regional security order” and discussed “the cooperative burden-sharing of naval forces to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia” as an example of India’s contributions to IO security.

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Inclusive NatSec: Inclusivity in Wargaming and Impacts for Defense Planning

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On May 18, 2022, CNA's Inclusive National security initiative (@InclusiveNatSec on Twitter) hosted a discussion on inclusivity in wargaming and implications for defense planning. The event featured two guest speakers: Dr. Yuna Huh Wong (Defense Analyst, Joint Advanced Warfighting Division, Institute for Defense Analyses) and Dr. Margaret McCown (Deputy Division Chief, Studies, Analysis, and Gaming Division, Joint Staff J8). CNA's Catherine Lea (Senior Research Scientist, Gaming and Integration Program) served as moderator.

Inclusive NatSec: Inclusivity in Wargaming and Impacts for Defense Planning On May 18, 2022, CNA's Inclusive National security initiative (@InclusiveNatSec on Twitter) hosted a discussion on inclusivity in wargaming and implications for defense planning. The event featured two guest speakers: Dr. Yuna Huh Wong (Defense Analyst, Joint Advanced Warfighting Division, Institute for Defense Analyses) and Dr. Margaret McCown (Deputy Division Chief, Studies, Analysis, and Gaming Division, Joint Staff J8). CNA's Catherine Lea (Senior Research Scientist, Gaming and Integration Program) served

Inclusive NatSec May 2022

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CNA's fourth Inclusive National Security event of the year, “Inclusivity in Wargaming and Impacts for Defense Planning,” reflected on opportunities for women in game development and play.

was moderated by Catherine Lea, a senior research scientist on the CNA Wargaming Team. Reflections from Dr. Yuna Wong and Dr. Margaret McCown: There are fewer women and girls in two of the more

Working Toward Cooperative Disaster Response

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The Emergency Response Information Exchange (ERIE) discussion was a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) sponsored event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on February 12–14, 2019. It showed numerous ways in which forces of foreign militaries stationed in Djibouti can contribute to the government of Djibouti’s disaster response operations and improve coordination with one another. ERIE explored coordination among the international military forces in Djibouti and the government of Djibouti to support disaster relief operations led by the government of Djibouti. The scenario examined humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations in the immediate aftermath of a large-magnitude earthquake that caused extensive damage in Djibouti City. Based on the discussion during ERIE, this research memorandum presents a series of insights and recommendations on the requirements and expectations for coordination and communication among members of the international community assisting in an HA/DR operation in Djibouti.

of international militaries’ involvement in humanitarian relief; and Build international coordination mechanisms in Djibouti Catherine Lea Jeremy Sepinsky /reports/2019/05/DRM-2019-U-019925-Final.pdf