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A weekly publication generated from a network of policy research institutes designed to facilitate communication on timely events in the region and to serve as a vehicle for sharing research results and analyses.

PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #29 – Toward a resilient supply chain to counter Chinese economic coercion
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On Aug. 3, 2022, following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, Chinese customs suspended natural sand exports while blocking imports of citrus fruits, chilled white scallops, and frozen mackerel. Export bans are …
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #28 – A principled approach to maritime domain awareness in the Indo-Pacific
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This article was originally published in ROLES Insights and can be found here. Maritime domain awareness (MDA) in the Indo-Pacific is moving from an abstract aspiration to a functional collective security approach for managing …
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #27 – Why China’s Middle East diplomacy doesn’t herald a new world order
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An earlier version of this article appeared in The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. March 10’s agreement to reestablish diplomatic relations between Tehran and Riyadh was a no “peace deal,” but the rivals did …
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #26 – The UK integrated review and integrated deterrence
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The much-awaited release of Britain’s updated Integrated Review (IR2023)—a “refresh” since the 2021 iteration (IR2021)—has many in the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific now trying to assess UK intent and capability in…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #25 – Bangladesh’s remarkable journey and challenges ahead
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A country’s nationalism lives through its shared vision from generation to generation. In the early post-colonial era, the early dreamers of Bangladesh shared a vision of independence, economic development, and an equal …
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #24 – How to help Korea-Japan rapprochement endure
It is newsworthy on its own that conservative South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol flew to Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio last week. Yoon’s predecessor, the progressive Moon Jae-in, demonstrated little …
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #23 – Japan’s new strategic policy: Three overlooked takeaways
Japan has signaled its intent to strengthen its national security and defense posture significantly in an increasingly volatile Indo-Pacific. When he met President Joe Biden in January 2023, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #22 – The refresh of the Integrated Review: Putting Britain at the heart of the Atlantic-Pacific world
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On Monday, His Majesty’s (HM) Government released the refresh of the Integrated Review (IRR), the re-appraisal of the wide-ranging foreign and defense policy appraisal ordered by Boris Johnson when he became prime minister. …
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #21 – How feminist is Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy – PART TWO: The ‘Needs Improvement’
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In Part I of this series, we examined Canada’s 2022 Indo-Pacific strategy (CIPS or the Strategy) in terms of how well it aligned with the country’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), which is functionally …
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
PacNet #20 – How feminist is Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy – PART ONE: The Good
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Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy (hereafter, CIPS or “the strategy”), launched in late 2022, is a strong assertion of Ottawa’s mutual strategic interests, the aspirations of a middle power, and a Pacific state’s position…
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