Kishida has transformed Japanese foreign policy. Will his successor continue on his path?

New Atlanticist Sep 26, 2023

The US Navy will employ autonomous vessels in a new region—but integrating the tech won’t be easy

By Sophia Costes and Grace Jones

Autonomous vessels could make a big difference in Latin America by helping the effort to reduce the flow of illicit drugs and trafficking.
Defense Industry Defense Technologies
Kishida has transformed Japanese foreign policy. Will his successor continue on his path?

TURKEYSource Aug 3, 2023

The West must back Ukraine and Turkey to counter Russia’s attempts to control the Black Sea

By Yevgeniya Gaber

Russia’s efforts to gain control in the Black Sea need to be challenged. Here’s how Ukraine and Turkey can push back with the West’s help.
Maritime Security NATO
Kishida has transformed Japanese foreign policy. Will his successor continue on his path?

New Atlanticist Jul 7, 2023

Does Taiwan’s massive reliance on energy imports put its security at risk?

By Joseph Webster

Taipei relies on maritime imports for around 97 percent of its energy, even as Beijing appears increasingly capable of launching a quarantine, blockade, siege, or even invasion of the island.
China Conflict

Content

New Atlanticist

Aug 16, 2024

Kishida has transformed Japanese foreign policy. Will his successor continue on his path?

By Kyoko Imai

It is uncertain whether the next Japanese prime minister will follow through on the Kishida administration’s major shifts in defense policy.

Defense Policy Japan

New Atlanticist

Aug 13, 2024

From the Pentagon to the Philippines, integrating deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

By Kevin M. Wheeler

The United States and its Indo-Pacific allies must work together across all levels and domains for their regional deterrence to be effective.

Crisis Management Defense Policy

UkraineAlert

Aug 11, 2024

Ukraine’s invasion of Russia is erasing Vladimir Putin’s last red lines

By Peter Dickinson

Ukraine's invasion of Russia has erased the last of Vladimir Putin's red lines and made a complete mockery of the West's frequently voiced escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Policy
SM-3 is launched from guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh during ballistic missile flight test in Pacific Ocean

Report

Aug 9, 2024

What attacks on shipping mean for the global maritime order

By Elisabeth Braw

This report discusses the history of attacks on shipping, the rules implemented to keep shipping safe, and the new and serious threats posed by the Houthis and other actors. It also discusses steps Western governments and the shipping industry can take to reduce the harm posed by such attacks.

Europe & Eurasia Maritime Security

Issue Brief

Aug 8, 2024

Sailing through the spyglass: The strategic advantages of blue OSINT, ubiquitous sensor networks, and deception

By Guido L. Torres and Austin Gray

In today’s technologically enabled world, the movements of every vessel—from nimble fishing boats to colossal aircraft carriers—can be meticulously tracked by a massive network of satellites and sensors. With every ripple on the ocean’s surface under scrutiny, surprise naval maneuvers will soon be relics of the past.

Artificial Intelligence Defense Policy

UkraineAlert

Aug 6, 2024

Russia’s Black Sea defeats get flushed down Vladimir Putin’s memory hole

By Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin's readiness to flush Russia's Black Sea naval defeats down the memory hole is a reminder that the Kremlin propaganda machine controls Russian reality and can easily rebrand any retreat from Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Disinformation

In the News

Jul 25, 2024

Dean interviewed by Sky News on AUKUS

On July 24, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Peter Dean appeared in an interview with Sky News discussing the AUKUS submarine deal and its potential trajectory under a Trump presidency. This interview was regenerated through the Mercury, Townsville Bulletin, and Cairns Post. 

Australia Defense Policy

UkraineAlert

Jul 16, 2024

Russia’s retreat from Crimea makes a mockery of the West’s escalation fears

By Peter Dickinson

The Russian Navy's quiet retreat from Crimea highlights the emptiness of Putin's red lines and the self-defeating folly of Western escalation management, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2024

NATO needs a strategy to address Russia’s Arctic expansion

By David Babikian and Julia Nesheiwat

The Washington summit this week provides the perfect moment for the Alliance to forge an even more unified approach to the future of security in the High North. 

Geopolitics & Energy Security Maritime Security
Taiwan's landmark building Taipei 101

Report

Jul 2, 2024

Strengthening Taiwan’s resiliency

By Franklin D. Kramer, Philip W. Yu, Joseph Webster, Elizabeth Sizeland

Resilience is a nation’s ability to understand, address, respond to, and recover from any type of national security risk. Given the scale of risk Taiwan faces from mainland China, domestic resilience should be front and center in Taiwan’s national security strategy, encompassing areas such as cybersecurity, energy security, and defense resilience.

China Crisis Management
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Fellow

Narushige Michishita

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Crisis Management Defense Policy

Staff

Jake Hill

Associate Director

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Scowcroft Strategy Initiative

Defense Policy English

Fellow

Gavin Clough

Senior US Navy Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy Eastern Europe

Staff

Matt Geraci

Associate Director

Global China Hub

China Chinese

Fellow

Arun Iyer

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Disinformation Economy & Business

Fellow

Brian Kerg

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Afghanistan Conflict
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