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Malaysia urged to follow Philippines’ lead and get tougher with Beijing over South China Sea claims
Malaysia should take a more proactive approach to defending its rights in the South China Sea, an American expert on China who has advised the Pentagon warned – urging the Southeast Asian nation to reject Beijing’s “excessive claims” over the disputed waters and protect its own long-term strategic goals.
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Malaysia must continue to reject China’s claim on South China Sea, says expert
Maritime expert Toshi Yoshihara warns that accommodating the superpower may later come with a heavy price.
Analysis
Hardwired for Hardware: Congressional Adjustments to the Administration’s Defense Budget Requests, 2016 to 2023
In a time of fiscal austerity in the near term, DoD priorities must be clearly and concisely conveyed to Congress, and Congress must balance its predilection for hardware with the need to appropriately fund the nonhardware programs and components of the Department.
Analysis
Podcast: Nuclear Iran, NATO’s Future, and America First Isolationism
Eliot grills Eric on three recent articles identifying some big problems in U.S. foreign policy.
Analysis
NATO’s Decision Process Has an Achilles’ Heel
Given the threatening international backdrop and the need to balance the cohesion of a larger Alliance with the ability to make rapid and resolute decisions, has the time come to revise the consensus model in critical Article 5 situations?
Analysis
NATO Has a Munitions Problem, and Europe Needs to Step Up
NATO has a munitions problem: the European defense industry has at least three competing needs—supplying weapons to Ukraine, refilling stockpiles, and building up larger inventories of weapons for the future.