Geo Political Risk

[Davexl]

A view from the fringes of the military-industrial complex?

https://www.airuniversity.af.edu//Po...ml?source=GovD

"Indo-Pacific Perspectives"

An excellent summary of the differing viewpoints held by the various power blocks within the "Indo Pacific".
Especially the more nuanced engagement with China by Japan and ASEAN, vs the currently more strident assertions of the US.

Also the relative compliance by China with the "rules based order" in the Indian Ocean theatre,
vs its rejection of the 2016 PCA ruling under UNCLOS in favour of the Philippines in the South China Sea.

Excellent reading - highly recommended...Thanks GTM 3442...

Excerpt:
"Multipolarity with shared commitment to multilateralism has the potential to make the Indo-Pacific
peaceful, predictable, and rules-oriented.

The task of the new US President Joe Biden is to undo Trump’s legacy, which undermined
the cause of a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific; salvage US leadership and influence;
and resuscitate multilateralism for the common good.

At the same time, it is necessary for other powers to engage both the United States and
China to prevent the Indo-Pacific region from becoming a theater of the “new cold war,”
and to ensure that freedom and openness across the region are enough to abate the
risk of coercion and instability."

Dr. Ngaibiakching (Indonesia)