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Exporting Ukraine’s Lessons: The Risks of Transferring the Wrong Lessons to the Asia-Pacific

Archive, Strategic Adversariesalliance structures, anti-access/area denial, Asia-Pacific, Attrition, civilian protection, counter-drone, deep strike, Deterrence, drone warfare, electronic warfare, escalation, humanitarian impact, ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance), logistics, maritime theater, Military Strategy, non-state actors, operational environment, proliferation safeguards, reconnaissance, regional stability, resilience, secure communications, technology transfer

Exporting Ukraine’s Lessons: The Risks of Transferring the Wrong Lessons to the Asia-Pacific

Andrey Koval0 Comments

Published: September 15, 2026 Having observed the war from within the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one is struck by two simultaneous situations: the extraordinary tactical adaptation…

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American Alliances in East Asia: An Australian Perspective

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic Adversariesalliance credibility, American Alliances, anti-access/area-denial capabilities, ANZUS, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Australian Perspective, China, collective defense, combat logistics force., Communism, conventional deterrence, Deterrence, East Asia, Ely Ratner, Extended nuclear deterrence, geography, hub-and-spoke system, Hugh White, international law, Japan, John Foster Dulles, maritime theater, Military Sealift Command, multilateral alliance, NATO, nuclear strategy, Nuclear Weapons, Pacific Defense Pact, Paul Bracken, sea control, sea denial, SEATO, Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, threat perceptions, Treaty of Westphalia, US-Japan alliance, US-led international order, US-South Korea alliance, Western Pacific

American Alliances in East Asia: An Australian Perspective

Christine M. Leah0 Comments

In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Ely Ratner outlines a case for a Pacific Defense Pact. The concept of collective defense in the Asia-Pacific is not a novel idea, however, the historical…

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