The comprehensive half-year index includes each PacNet commentary published from January through June 2025 below. Click here to request a PacNet subscription.

1. 2024 PacNet Commentary half-year index 

2. Preventing World War III by preparing for it by Peter Oleson
3. Recalibrations in the India-US-China triangle: Preset equation, subtle realignments by Dr. Anand V.
4. Politics by numbers, part 1: A temperature gauge for conflict by James R. Sullivan
5. Politics by numbers, part 2: A temperature gauge for conflict by James R. Sullivan
6. 2024 Issues and Insights Index
7. India needs to consolidate its control in the Western Indian Ocean by Michael Rubin
8. Strategic Competition in the Indian Ocean Region by Dr. Jason Olson
9. 20 years of the Quad: An analytical perspective by Erik Lenhart and Michael Tkacik
10. Peace through strength: Defending Taiwan with AUKUS by Emerson Tsui

11. Climate change as national security for Japan by Jamie Lee
12. The Arakan Army’s triumph and the Rakhine state’s governance challenges by Aung Thura Ko Ko
13. Ukraine’s sea drones are beating Russia – Taiwan should take notes by David Kirichenko
14. Why Vietnam is integrating more into the Chinese economy by Buu Nguyen
15. Young American experts need a bigger taste of India by Rob York
16. Taiwan’s true regional and existential importance, outside of semiconductors by Julian McBride
17. Robust US-India arms sales may face tests under Trump by Nitin A. Gokhale
18. Strengthening the US-India partnership through space by Katherine E. Melbourne
19. Terrorism and sovereignty outweight tariffs for India’s US ties by Hindol Sengupta
20. Taiwan is under a triple security threat by Denny Roy
21. Does “America First” mean abandoning Taiwan and South Korea? by Timothy S. Rich
22. Going on the offensive in the Indo-Pacific as critical gaps remain by Kimberly Lehn and David Santoro
23. CFIUS reviews should be subject to judicial scrutiny by John Taishu Pitt and Elliot Silverberg
24. India’s potential for prosperity – and for disappointment by Lake Dodson
25. How the Pacific Islands should respond to the Trump administration by Ed Case
26. Myanmar’s military junta continues airstrikes amid earthquake recovery by Aung Thura Ko Ko
27. With South Korea’s help, can US shipbuilding catch up with China? by Jinho Park
28. Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines must redefine their minilateral maritime security framework by Geo Dzakwan Arshali
29. Pacific Forum turns 50 at an auspicious moment by Brad Glosserman
30. Advice for President Lai Ching-te on achieving resilience for Taiwan by Bill Sharp
31. Pacific Forum at 50: Operationalizing integration and punching above its weight by John Hemmings
32. Strategic crossroads: Navigating diverging perspectives to enhance Cambodia-US ties by Lak Chansok
33. Pacific Forum at 50: How the pandemic updated our definition of security by Rob York
34. Japan sets the pace for private sector economic security management by Shotaro Nagino and Brad Glosserman
35. The Pahalgam attack in Kashmir: Why we should expect a forceful response from India by Max Abrahms
36. Competing pillars: US dollar’s financial might vs. China’s manufacturing ascendancy by Dr. Yujing Shentu
37. A Trump administration playbook for the Pacific by Jonah Bock and Kaitlyn Flynn
38. Blurred lines, sharp tools: China’s red lines and the strategy of ambiguity by Tang Meng Kit
39. The Washington factor in India-Pakistan Tensions: A Kautilyan perspective by Dr. Kajari Kamal
40. New strategic horizons for the growing Philippines-India multi-faceted partnership by Dr. Shristi Pukhrem and Don McLain Gill
41. Fasten your seatbelt: China is taking cues from Russia to respond to US extended deterrence by David Santoro
42. Weaponizing openness: China, the EU, and the AI regulatory challenge by James Paisley
43. And now the hard part: Lee Jae-myung and South Korea’s quest for balance by Rob York
44. The US-ROK alliance will change under Lee Jae-myung by Daniel R. DePetris
45. Recommitting to Japan-South Korea cooperation amid uncertainty by Kristi Govella
46. The implications of the UK’s SDR for its Indo-Pacific posture by John Hemmings
47. Lethality is needed, but the US must also counter malign influence by Rob York
48. G7 Summit: Keeping Indo-Pacific security front and center by Kimberly Lehn and Hana Soma
49. Pete Hegseth’s surprisingly unsurprising message at the Shangri-La Dialogue by Zack Cooper
50. Forging US-India partnership for “re-establishing deterrence” in the Indo-Pacific by Monish Tourangbam and Rob York
51. The elephant in the room, Can the munitions industrial base surge? by Sandra Roshonda Thomas
52. From silent observer to strategic enabler: South Korea’s role in a Taiwan contingency by Dr. Hanbyeol Sohn

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