Asia-Pacific Rebalance 2025

Michael Green; Kathleen Hicks; Mark F. Cancian

doi:10.5771/9781442259171

Summary

In 2015, Congress tasked the Department of Defense to commission an independent assessment of U.S. military strategy and force posture in the Asia-Pacific, as well as that of U.S. allies and partners, over the next decade. This CSIS study fulfills that congressional requirement. The authors assess U.S. progress to date and recommend initiatives necessary to protect U.S. interests in the Pacific Command area of responsibility through 2025. Four lines of effort are highlighted: (1) Washington needs to continue aligning Asia strategy within the U.S. government and with allies and partners; (2) U.S. leaders should accelerate efforts to strengthen ally and partner capability, capacity, resilience, and interoperability; (3) the United States should sustain and expand U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region; and (4) the United States should accelerate development of innovative capabilities and concepts for U.S. forces.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2016
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-5916-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-5917-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 275
Product type: Book Titles

1. CONTENTS No access
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY No access
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
1. Overview of the Rebalance to Asia No access
2. Study Background No access
3. Report Methodology No access
1. U.S. Interests in Asia No access
2. China No access
3. North Korea No access
4. Russia No access
5. Nonstate Risks No access
1. Current U.S. Force Posture in the Asia-Pacific No access
2. United States Presence Activities No access
3. Additional Security Challenges No access
1. Japan No access
2. South Korea No access
3. Australia No access
4. Philippines No access
5. Thailand No access
6. India No access
7. Taiwan No access
8. Malaysia No access
9. Singapore No access
10. Indonesia No access
11. Vietnam No access
12. Security Contributions of Regional Organizations No access
1. Air Superiority and Global Strike No access
2. Naval and Maritime Forces No access
3. Ground Forces No access
4. Special Operations Forces No access
5. Missile Defense No access
6. Space No access
7. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance No access
8. Cyber No access
9. Electronic Warfare No access
10. Nuclear Forces No access
11. Munitions No access
12. Strategic Mobility, Readiness, and Logistics No access
13. Theater Security Cooperation No access
1. Understanding the Arctic: A Rapidly Changing Region No access
2. PACOM’s Changing Arctic Responsibilities No access
3. Russia’s Strategic Interests in the Arctic No access
4. Increased Presence of Asian Countries in the Arctic No access
5. The U.S. Navy Arctic Roadmap No access
6. Lack of U.S. Icebreaking Capabilities and Future U.S. Challenges No access
7. Policy Recommendations for the Arctic No access
1. 1. Align Asia Strategy within the U.S. Government and with Allies and Partners No access
2. 2. Strengthen Ally and Partner Capability, Capacity, Resilience, and Interoperability No access
3. 3. Sustain and Expand U.S. Military Presence No access
4. 4. Accelerate Development of Innovative Capabilities and Concepts No access
1. Appendix A: National Defense Authorization Act of 2015—Section 1059 No access
2. Appendix B: 2012 Study Recommendations No access
3. Appendix C: Dealing with a Changed Fiscal Environment No access
4. Appendix D: Select CSIS Study Team Recommendations, in Brief No access
5. Appendix E: About the Authors No access
6. Appendix F: Acronyms No access
7. Appendix G: References No access