The 2018 National Defense Strategy outlined the US military’s shift away from counterterrorism towards so-called ‚great power competition‘
Archiv: Indo-Pacific Region
Es ist interessant, wie das Militär dieses Land „verteidigt“, indem es Kriegsschiffe 7.000 km weit von Kanada schickt
Die kanadische Marine führt im Südchinesischen Meer provokative Manöver durch. Während sie behauptet, mit diesen Missionen die „auf internationalen Regeln basierende Ordnung“ aufrechtzuerhalten, weigert sich ihr Hauptpartner, das Seerecht anzuerkennen.
Ende letzten Monats hielt sich HMCS Calgary in der Nähe der Spratly-Inseln auf, die sowohl von China als auch von den Philippinen beansprucht wurden. Als Reaktion darauf begleiteten chinesische Schiffe die Calgary durch das Südchinesische Meer.
Interesting How the Military ‘Defends’ This Country by Sending Ships 7,000 Kilometers From Canadian Soil
Canada’s navy is running provocative maneuvers in the South China Sea. While they claim to be upholding the „international rules based order“ in these missions, their main partner refuses to recognize the Law of the Sea.
At the end of last month HMCS Calgary passed near the Spratly Islands claimed by both China and the Philippines. In response Chinese vessels shadowed Calgary through the South China Sea.
Biden’s approach to North Korea is the opposite of ‘fire and fury’
(16.04.2021)
Biden set the nonconfrontational tone on North Korea at his March 25 news conference, when he was asked about Pyongyang’s short-range missile tests the previous week. He said that the United States would respond “if they choose to escalate,” but that he was ready for “diplomacy . . . conditioned upon the end result of denuclearization.”
Biden’s stance, suggesting that denuclearization was an eventual goal, not an immediate one, was repeated in a joint U.S.-Japanese-South Korean statement on April 2, which called for progress “towards denuclearization.”
U.S.- Japan Joint Leaders’ Statement: “U.S. – JAPAN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW ERA”
(16.04.2021)
President Biden and Prime Minister Suga exchanged views on the impact of China’s actions on peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and the world, and shared their concerns over Chinese activities that are inconsistent with the international rules-based order, including the use of economic and other forms of coercion. We will continue to work with each other based on universal values and common principles. We also recognize the importance of deterrence to maintain peace and stability in the region. We oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea.
Treffen im Weißen Haus zwischen US-Präsident Biden und Japans Premier Suga
US-Präsident Joe Biden ist am Freitag mit dem japanischen Ministerpräsidenten Yoshihide Suga im Weißen Haus zu einem Gespräch zusammengekommen.
Auf der Pressekonferenz im Anschluss an das Gespräch nannten beide China und Nordkorea Herausforderungen und dass sie gewillt seien, für die Zukunft eines freien und offenen Indopazifik einzutreten.
Indopazifik: EU-Strategie
Schon in den Indopazifik-Leitlinien der Bundesregierung vom September letzten Jahres hieß es, Frankreich und Deutschland sollten es sich zur Aufgabe machen, eine EU-Indopazifikstrategie auszuarbeiten.
Indopazifk: Kein Gerede
Dazu gehört auch die Entsendung einer Fregatte, die im Sommer auslaufen soll, was von ihr nun mit den Worten kommentiert wurde:
Ostasien: US-Raketen
Wie u.a. Nikkei Asia nun berichtet, hat das US-Indopazifikkommando nun Gelder für genau diesen Zweck beantragt:
Indo-Pazifik: Gewicht
Ein verstärktes deutsches Engagement entspreche demnach deutschen strategischen Interessen.
France wades into the South China Sea with a nuclear attack submarine
„This extraordinary patrol has just completed a passage in the South China Sea. A striking proof of our French Navy’s capacity to deploy far away and for a long time together with our Australian, American and Japanese strategic partners,“ she tweeted along with a picture of the two vessels at sea.
COVID-19 pandemic and biopolitics in Latin America
(17. AUgust 2020)
At the time of this writing [June 3, 2020], Latin America has become the new epicenter of the pandemic with growing number of reported cases of infections and deaths. Various governments in Latin America (Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil) and the Inter-American Development Bank have deployed digital technologies to control the transmission of the virus and to support testing and tracing. They have collaborated with private companies and universities in setting up mobile applications for geolocalizing and contact-tracing possibly infected people. Expectedly, these actions have raised concerns about the negative impact of massive surveillance.
However, while we recognize the legitimacy of these concerns, the problem in Latin America takes different dimensions than in Europe, North America, and East Asia. For the moment, the governments in the region have significant problems to launch and maintain massive digital surveillance apparatuses.
Does the #COVID-19 pandemic mark the birth of a new form of #biopolitics? The Latin American case shows important departures from Europe and the U.S., both in the adoption of surveillance technologies and in the types of biopolitical control
US-Kommandeur: Truppen können zur Verteidigung der Senkaku-Inseln entsandt werden
Nächsten Monat wird Australien zum ersten Mal seit 2007 gemeinsam mit den anderen Ländern des Quad an den jährlichen Malabar-Marineübungen vor der indischen Küste teilnehmen. Es wird das erste Mal in den letzten Jahren sein, dass die vier Länder multilaterale Militärübungen gemeinsam durchführen.
Pompeo, Esper to visit India for US efforts to counter China, Russia
Esper’s comments also followed an announcement by Australia that it will take part in a large-scale military drill off the coast of India next month, the Malabar naval exercise, together with India, the United States and Japan.
Mike Pompeo shortens Asia trip as Trump falls ill, but will visit Japan
In Tokyo on Tuesday, Pompeo and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will have a meeting with the foreign ministers of Australia and India in a move that is seen as a counter to China’s growing assertiveness in the region.
US Spy Planes Disguising as Civilian Airliners Near China’s Coast
The think tank warned in its report that this practice increases the danger to actual civilian aircraft in the region, risking misidentification. The SCSPI said the US has a record of changing transponder numbers when it flies reconnaissance in places like Iran and Venezuela.
U.S. Secretary of Defense hosts Japanese Defense Minister
Secretary Esper and Minister Kono agreed to continue efforts to support interoperability and to enhance Alliance capabilities, particularly for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) and for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) functions. They also agreed on the importance of secure networks and of strengthening information security to protect advanced defense technologies.
Esper hints no hot war, but puts allies in quandary
On August 14, US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea told Japan’s Nikkei that the US is in talks with its Asian allies to deploy midrange missiles to counter „the immediate threat“ of China’s nuclear arsenal. This week, Esper will head to Hawaii, Palau and Guam. In Guam, he is set to meet his Japanese counterpart. He will likely put pressure on Japan and talk about the deployment of midrange missiles.
US Secretary of Defense to make ‚historic visit‘ to Palau
„It is not only good for the (US) military to use for their exercise and training but can be used by Palau as well to boost its economy and tourism.“
Wow, #Pacific made part of the Greater Eurasia! India and Russia sign agreement to connect „Greater Eurasia“ and the “regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans”
(23.09.2019)
Joint Statement of the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, and Japan
Through the MOU, we intend to work together to mobilize and support the deployment of private sector investment capital to deliver major new infrastructure projects, enhance digital connectivity and energy infrastructure, and achieve mutual development goals in the Indo-Pacific.
INSIGHTS into the WORLD / What the ‘Indo-Pacific’ means for Japan
The Australian government adopted the “Indo-Pacific” term in 2012 as a pivotal idea in its diplomacy. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used the same term for the first time in August 2016 during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), held in Nairobi, when he unveiled a “free and open Indo-Pacific strategy.”