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ASPI suggests
Posted By Natalie Sambhi on February 14, 2014 @ 14:55
... it remains difficult to draw clear lines between strategic thinkers and actual policy, especially in the short term. No theory of foreign policy can long survive contact with the messy mechanisms of diplomatic statecraft.
... this incident provides conclusive evidence that the impetus for the collisions originated with very specific orders from the upper levels of the organization’s central leadership back on the Chinese mainland.
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/NMS.png
[2] useful primer from the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) on five strategic architectures: http://cimsec.org/strategic-architectures/
[3] globalita.com: http://globalbalita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Air-Sea-Battle-map.jpg
[4] limits of AirSea Battle (ASB): http://cimsec.org/limits-asb/
[5] a day in the life of Japan's Foreign Minister: http://warontherocks.com/2014/02/kishida-san-a-day-in-the-life-of-an-alliance-manager/
[6] this New York Times piece: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/business/international/indonesian-arms-industry-seeks-to-drum-up-business.html?ref=world&_r=1
[7] China’s reaction to Myanmar’s reforms: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2014/02/10/china-and-myanmars-reforms/
[8] how much do strategic thinkers affect US policy anyway?: http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/how-much-do-strategic-thinkers-affect-us-policy-anyway/
[9] Chinese documentary on a 2007 incident between Chinese and Vietnamese government vessels: http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/vietnam-and-china-a-dangerous-incident/
[10] smarter than junior Army officers: http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/08/army-times-military-working-dogs-smarter-than-junior-officers/
[11] speaking about US foreign policy: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/rethinking-us-foreign-policy-tickets-10535930251