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134654
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Over the past decade, much has been made of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) growing maritime ambitions, both within its territorial waters and in neighboring oceans. However, as foreign analysts grapple with how to translate China's somewhat conflicting strategies into a unified strategy, they often are unable to find guidance from the government itself. As a result, the current metaphors that are used to describe China's naval strategies have become muddled and somewhat disconnected from both government rhetoric and military action. This article reexamines the frequently cited “String of Pearls” metaphor that has been used by many analysts to describe China's maritime ambitions within the Indian Ocean region. Instead of viewing its naval plans as inherently hostile and expansionist, this article makes the argument that it is more accurate to describe China's ambitions as part of a larger strategy that emphasizes both offensive and defensive capabilities stretching from the Indian Ocean to the East China Sea. This framework, which this article coins “the Bow and Arrow” strategy, sees the bulk of China's naval resources devoted to defensive efforts in the South and East China Seas. The Indian Ocean is of secondary importance and likely to only be a theater for occasional, limited excursions.
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136359
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Alongside its Indian Ocean naval escort fleet, China is also investing in naval and maritime presence across the African continent. John Stupart discusses the prominent focus on West African in particular.
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135661
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While Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) has served as an ideal platform for sharing information and co-operation on maritime issues, the recent deployment of western naval ships in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) further enhances this commitment. Indian naval ships Mumbai, Talwar, Teg and Deepak, under the command of Rear Admiral R. Hari Kumar, the flag officer commanding, western fleet, went on a two-month overseas deployment to east Africa and the southern IOR. The voyage started on October 1.
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135565
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This paper examines the global geo-strategic outlook from an Australian perspective by elaborating on five primary factors that directly affect Australia’s perceptions of national security. It then identifies and analyses eight major security challenges, five of which are common to all nations of the world, before, in turn, studying three that are unique to South-East Asia. Thereafter the paper very briefly examines the prospects of conflict in the region before making three concluding remarks that will have continuing influence primarily on the security environment within the South-East Asian region. By design, the paper intends to keep the analysis at the strategic level without delving into the specifics pertaining to any one nation.
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