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Original commentary from Pacific Forum Young Leaders that presents next-generation analysis and reactions to regional issues and challenges, often based on their participation in senior-level conferences and dialogues.
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YL Blog #36 – Trilateral Approaches: Divisions, Sanctions, and a Stronger Future
On March 23-25, 2023, I attended the United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Next-Generation Leaders Dialogue in Tokyo, Japan that focused on the theme: “Reimagining the Trilateral Partnership for the Future of the In…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #35 – Bridging Defense Discourses: Why ASEAN Should Start Talking About Deterrence
Recent developments in the global and regional environment have revitalized discussions on the need for strong and credible deterrence. The recently concluded workshop on Anticipating the Next Chapter in US Nuclear Deterrence St…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #34 – Better now than later: the US nuclear enterprise on force modernization
I virtually attended the “Anticipating the Next Chapter in US Nuclear Deterrence Strategy” workshop, put on by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Center for Global Security Research (CGSR), from November 1-2, 202…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #33 – Rare Earths Realism: Breaking the PRC’s Global Refining Monopoly
“The Middle East has oil, and China has rare earths.” – Deng Xiaoping (1987) Rare earth elements (REEs) are a class of 17 metals essential to the technology, transportation, energy, defense, and aerospace industries. T…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #32 – Smoother Sailing: Strengthening Indo-Pacific Partnerships Through Jones Act Reform
Bottom Line Up Front The Russia-Ukraine conflict highlighted Hawaii’s dependence on foreign oil, an issue exacerbated by the Jones Act. The law’s restrictions on shipping make domestic oil imports to Hawaii considerably more…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #31 – Community-based Watershed Management for Socio-Cultural Benefits in Hawai‘i
Introduction Hawai‘i’s recent water shortage and contamination events warrant the revitalization of mechanisms towards community-based watershed management now more than ever before. The dominance of both the tourism industr…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #30 – Model Species Protection Policy in the USAPR: A Hawai‘i Case Study
Introduction In 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) announced that $1,541,421 in grant money would be awarded to combat invasive species as part of a larger endeavor to reduce the negati…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #29: Robust and All-out Support for Ukraine Contributes to Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait
At the 6th Global Opinion Leaders Summit hosted by WSD, the Japan Forum on International Relations, and the International Democratic Union, the key theme repeated by the former prime ministers was the need for “solidarity.” …
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #28: Alliance Thinking About Deterrence in the Pacific Islands Region
Introduction When discussions regarding strategic competition between the United States and China invariably turn to potential sites or circumstances for military confrontation — if not deterring conflict in the first instance…
PacNet #13 – Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
YL Blog #27: Reinforcing the US Extended Deterrence in the ROK and Japan
I attended the US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Strategic Dialogue on September 5-6, 2019 in Maui, Hawaii as a part of Pacific Forum Young Leaders delegation. In this piece, I would like to discuss key lessons of the dialogue session at …
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