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China’s Naval Diplomacy in the Baltic Sea at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century—A Lost Window of Opportunity
Get PDFThe PLA Navy engaged Baltic Sea states heavily in the first and second decades of the twenty-first century, but these cooperative efforts ultimately failed as the contradiction with more-aggressive and concerning Chinese policies overall became untenable
Study No. 3, China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective
No full textStudies in Chinese Maritime Development No. 3: China Goes to Sea: Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspectivehttps://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-studies/1005/thumbnail.jp
The South China Sea Arbitration After Eight Years: Its Implications for Jurisprudence and Third Parties
Get PDFEven though eight years have passed since the issuance of the South China Sea arbitral award between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China, China has repeatedly claimed that the South China Sea arbitral award is null and void. Thus a question arises with regard to the legal consequences of the award in international law and international relations. The aim of this article is to consider this question by analyzing the impacts of the South China Sea arbitral award from three viewpoints: The impacts on the jurisdiction of an adjudicative body with regard to mixed disputes (adjudicative implications), the protection of the marine environment (environmental implications), and the perception of third States in a spatial order in the South China Sea (spatial implications). This article will argue that the legal consequences of a judicial decision cannot be completely erased by a denial of its validity by one of the disputing parties and that the assessment of a judicial decision can be regarded as a dynamic process that requires constant verification in light of the interaction between the judicial decision, subsequent jurisprudence, and State practice
CMSI Translations #9: Mine Countermeasure Operations in a Cross-Strait Island Landing Campaign
Get PDFSea mines are a type of cheap, easy to produce naval weapon that can be used both offensively and defensively. They have played a huge tactical role and even a strategic role in many wars from ancient times to the present day. Sea mines have low production costs, and they are powerful, simple to use, easy to emplace, and difficult to remove. They are characterized by the long-term threat they can pose to ports and shipping lanes. Countering sea mines is relatively difficult and requires the expenditure of rather large resources by the side conducting mine countermeasure operations.https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-translations/1008/thumbnail.jp
OPLAN 1003V—Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from a Planner’s Perspective
Get PDFUnlike the political decision to invade Iraq in 2003 and the violent insurgency that followed, the operational planning that went into the invasion has not been studied granularly. This history of that planning effort offers rich insight both for historians and for planners who may be called on to plan another major conventional combined-arms operation in the future
Episode 11: The China Challenge
No full textSynopsis:The 2022 National Security Strategy identifies the People’s Republic of China as “the only competitor with both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it.” What is the nature of the threat China poses, and how is the United States adapting to meet it? To address these questions, The Debrief draws on the expertise of Kathleen Walsh, Associate Professor of National Security Affairs and Director of the Asia Pacific Studies Group at the U.S. Naval War College, and Brian Chao, Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and associate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Study of Contemporary China.
About the Speakers:Kathleen (Kate) Walsh is associate professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College where she has taught policy analysis since 2006. Walsh is a member of the Faculty Advisory Council, the NWC’s Asia Pacific Studies Group (APSG) director and the founder/director of the Oceanography & Maritime Security Group (OMSG). She was a senior consultant to Washington, D.C.-area think tanks including senior associate at the Stimson Center and senior associate at a D.C.-area defense consulting firm, among other past positions there. Her research focuses on China and the Asia-Pacific region, particularly issues of security, technology, innovation and ocean or blue economy issues.
Prof. Brian C. Chao researches great-power relations, naval power and geostrategy, and US Indo-Asia-Pacific defense and foreign policies. His work appears in “Navies in Multipolar Worlds: From the Age of Sail to the Present (Routledge), “Security, Development and Sustainability in Asia: A World Scientific Reference on Major Policy and Development Issues of 21st Century Asia” (World Scientific), International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, and Territory, Politics, Governance, among others. He teaches theater and national-security decision-making, as well as an elective course on Taiwan. He is also an associate of the University of Pennsylvania\u27s Center for the Study of Contemporary China.
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Chapter 6: Adherence and Enforcement
Get PDFThe Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations is used in the United States and throughout the world as a restatement of U.S. doctrinal law positions on matters affecting the operations of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Judge advocates and legal advisers have occasion to conduct deeper research to identify the context and source of the rules reflected in the Commander’s Handbook. Responding to this need, an Annotated Supplement to The Commander’s Handbook was produced in 1997 and published as volume 73 of International Law Studies. In the intervening decades, international law has evolved, and the underlying sources and context have grown considerably. Judge advocates have long used the Annotated Supplement as a resource alongside the Commander’s Handbook and as a point of departure for further inquiry. This 2024 updated Annotated Supplement excerpts numerous U.S. government sources to provide clarity and fidelity to the text of the Handbook, including U.S. legislation and executive branch policy proclamations and the Department of Defense Law of War Manual
The Failure of German Naval Force Design, 1928–39
Get PDFIn the early years of World War II, Germany came perilously close to cutting off Great Britain’s vital sea-lanes. The ultimate failure can be traced to force-design mistakes in the decade prior to war, illuminating the political, industrial, and strategic challenges facing nations redesigning their force structures today
CMSI Note #1: Admiral Hu to the Helm: China’s New Navy Commander Brings Operational Expertise
Get PDFChina’s Navy, the world’s largest by number of ships, has a new leader. On 25 December 2023, Commander-in-Chief Xi Jinping, in his capacity as Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman, promoted Vice Admiral Hu Zhongming (胡中明) to Admiral and appointed him Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) (海军司令员). 2 Hu’s predecessor Admiral Dong Jun (董军) attended the promotion ceremony, suggesting this is an orderly and expected transition—unlike recent removals of the PLA Defense Minister and the former Commander of China’s Strategic Rocket Forces.https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-notes/1000/thumbnail.jp
CMSI Note #2: Admiral Dong Jun Engages Friends and Foes: China’s First Naval Defense Minister Brings Joint Operational Experience
Get PDFOn 29 December 2023, Admiral Dong Jun (董军) was appointed China’s 14th Minister of National Defense (国防部部长) at the seventh meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress. He replaced the previously deposed Army General Li Shangfu, ending a four-month leadership gap. Admiral Dong is the first PLA Navy (PLAN) officer to head China’s Ministry of National Defense (MND). Previously the 9th People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Commander, he was likewise exceptional in achieving this position from a background in theater joint operations.https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-notes/1001/thumbnail.jp