Indo-Pacific

Damocles’ Depth Charge

By James Hasik

The US Navy may be putting its money into undersea automation.   The Chinese threat, Assistant Navy Secretary Sean Stackley told our audience at the Council yesterday, is “not countable”. Their land-based anti-ship missiles are legion, and they’re building submarines faster than he can buy his own Virginia-class boats, even at the congratulatory rate of two per year. The […]

Manning: No Simple Solutions for China and Japan’s East China Sea Dilemma

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the National Interest on Michael O’Hanlon’s proposed solution for reducing tensions in the East China Sea between Japan and China:

Biberman in The Washington Post: In Pakistan, domestic threats begin to overshadow India

By Atlantic Council

Metzl on North Korea’s Reaction to Satirical Film

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the limited screening of the movie “The Interview”:

Rakisits: Things Just Got Worse in Pakistan

By Claude Rakisits

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Claude Rakisits writes for The Strategist on the recent Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan that killed 148 civilians:

Rakisits on Preventing Future Taliban Attacks

By Claude Rakisits

Defense News quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Claude Rakisits on what can be done to prevent terrorist attacks, such as the recent one carried out by the Taliban against a school in Pakistan, from taking place in the future: 

Gopalaswamy: Productive Visit Enhances Delhi-Moscow Ties

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

South Asia Center Deputy Director Bharath Gopalaswamy writes for the Global Times on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India: 

Nawaz: The CIA Provides Pakistan and Others with Much Needed Help in Fighting Terrorism

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz writes for New York Times Room for Debate on why a revivified CIA is crucial for combating many of the terrorist threats the world faces today:

Healey on North Korea: “There Are No Good Options”

By Jason Healey

Mashable quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on how the United States should respond to North Korea’s hack of Sony Pictures: