On Friday, June 26 at 12:30 p.m. ET, the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security will host a fireside chat with Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela of the Philippines Coast Guard on maritime security developments in the South China Sea.
Tensions in the South China Sea continue to intensify as the People’s Republic of China escalates its assertive maritime posture across disputed waters—threatening regional stability and challenging the rules-based international order. As regional partners and US allies work to deter further aggression, firsthand operational perspectives are essential to understanding the evolving security landscape.
Tarriela, who serves as commander of the West Philippine Sea Transparency Group, will draw on his direct operational experience to discuss the latest maritime security dynamics in the South China Sea, ongoing efforts to deter and mitigate Chinese aggression, and the strategic imperatives shaping the region’s security architecture.
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Featuring
Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela
Spokesperson,
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on the West Philippine Sea;
Commander,
PCG West Philippine Sea Transparency Group
Moderated by
Kyoko Imai
Associate Director and Resident Fellow,
Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council
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The Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) informs and shapes the strategies, plans, and policies of the United States and its allies and partners to address the most important rising security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, including China’s growing threat to the international order and North Korea’s destabilizing nuclear weapons advancements. IPSI produces innovative analysis, conducts tabletop exercises, hosts public and private convenings, and engages with US, allied, and partner governments, militaries, media, other key private and public-sector stakeholders, and publics.
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