The comprehensive year index includes each PacNet commentary published from January through December 2024 below. Pacific Forum will continue to publish timely insight and analysis in 2025. Click here to request a PacNet subscription.

1. India can unite the Global South with the developed world by Akhil Ramesh and Cleo Paskal
2. Can the Pacific Islands remain “friends to all” amid US–China competition? by Moses Sakai
3. South Korea’s military: Navigating external and internal challenges by Yerin Yoon
4. Is Kim Jong Un preparing for war? by Robert Carlin and Siegfried S. Hecker  
5. The debacle over Ukraine aid in Congress offers painful lessons for Taiwan by David Kirichenko
6. Comparative Connections Summary: January 2024
7. Is North Korea undergoing a fundamental shift, or more of the same? by H.E. Thomas Schäfer
8. Policy recommendations for Quad cooperation on submarine cable protection in the IndoPacific by Brendon J. Cannon and Dr. Pooja Bhatt
9. Steel deal tests US commitment to real economic security by Brad Glosserman
10. Don’t forget the “Indo” side of the Indo–Pacific: how the United States should approach the Indian Ocean Region by David Santoro
11. Why changing ROK demographics disadvantage North Korea by James JB Park
12. Taiwan election result shows need for cooperation by Elizabeth Freund Larus
13. Revamping Partners in the Blue Pacific Initiative by Cherry Hitkari
14. The US can help meet Myanmar’s new governance challenges by Michael Martin
15. Will Papua New Guinea sign a bilateral security deal with China? by Moses Sakai
16. India, China, and the Evolving Balance in Southeast Asia by Saurabh Singh
17. How the next Taiwan Crisis connects to Korea by Dr. Hanbyeol Sohn
18. Joining the battle for the narrative: The case for AUKUS public diplomacy by Dr. John Hemmings, James Rogers, and Dr. Euan Graham 
19. South Korean trade and diplomacy trending away from China by Scott Snyder and See-Won Byun
20. Counterbalancing China’s dominance in the critical mineral industry by Caleb Workman
21. The Digital Silk Road and Chinese technonationalism in Maldives by Joshua Bowes
22. Wither the hub and spokes system? by John Hemmings
23. Kishida goes all–in on partnership with the US by Brad Glosserman
24. Vietnam–Australia partnership: Beyond the upgrade by Quoc Buu Nguyen
25. Bigger isn’t necessarily better: Making collective deterrence and defense work in the Indo–Pacific by David Santoro and Brad Glosserman
26. Politics over strategy? Another own goal by the US by Brad Glosserman
27. AUKUS–Is there an optimal pathway? By Rory Copinger-Symes and Piers Moore
28. CPEC decoded—Navigating domestic conundrums and external quandaries by Irfan Ul Haq
29. Zero-trust architecture: Taiwan’s next step for building cyber resilience by Maximilian DiGiovanni
30. Myanmar’s widening war—Heading for the junta’s heartland by Anthony Davis
31. Myanmar’s widening war—The bloody struggle to come by Anthony Davis
32. Looking ahead to the PALM10: The present and future of Japan–Pacific Islands relations by Jamie Lee
33. Comparative Connections Summary – May 2024
34. What is holding up a Japanese–Taiwan relations act? by Bill Sharp
35. How integrating traditional leadership will impact Pacific Islands governance and diplomacy by Henry Heritage
36. Kim Jong Un’s new line, pt. 1: Upending past practices by Aidan Foster-Carter
37. Kim Jong Un’s new line, pt. 2: More bark than bite? by Aidan Foster-Carter
38. Now is no time for the US to lose its focus on Pacific Islands by Alan Tidwell
39. Lavender’s impact: time for an arms control agreement for AI? by Manoj Harjani
40. Japan–Korea LINE conflict is more about data sovereignty by Seunghwan (Shane) Kim
41. Think China can already take Taiwan easily? Think again by Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kerg
42. Deepening economic and strategic ties: The significance of Donald Lu’s visit to Bangladesh by Md Tanvir Rahman
43. The J-Find Visa: Academia’s best are not enough to fix Japan’s demographic dilemma by Alexandra K. Scott
44. 2024 PacNet Commentary half-year index
    
45. 2024 Issues and Insights half-year index
    
46. NATO must do more to deter war in the Indo-Pacific, and it is within its reach by Peter Olive
47. NATO needs to plug the “Hawaii gap” in the US Indo-Pacific deterrence strategy by John Hemmings and David Santoro
48. From risk to resilience: Understanding China’s strategy for economic security by Wenjing Wang
49. The 16th Straits Forum: How Taiwanese public opinion unveils the effectiveness of cross-Strait integration by Emerson Tsui
50. Multilateralism key for de-risking Indo-Pacific subsea cables by Pratnashree Basu
51. Opportunities for NATO’s AP4 in strengthening the international order by William Winberg and Stephen Nagy
52. No NATO in Asia: The costs and consequences of countering China by Daniel R. DePetris
53. A gender perspective and civ-mil partnerships for maritime environmental security by Maryruth Belsey Priebe and Tevvi Bullock
54. Advancing collaborations on gender within Indo-Pacific DRR and HA/DR strategies by Maryruth Belsey Priebe and Tevvi Bullock
55. Centralizing Indonesia’s nickel industry: The true costs of Chinese investments by Kayla Anandia
56. Myanmar’s rapidly changing security landscape and Operation 1027 by Aung Thura Ko Ko
57. Closer India ties should be a priority for Taiwan by Sana Hashmi
58. China isn’t getting the Japan it wants by Denny Roy
59. US-Maldives bilateral ties: Embracing the US role as a capacity builder by Chiquita Widjaja
60. The decline of Australia’s soft power and its implications for Indo-Pacific security by Helen Wu
61. Rethinking Bangladesh’s arms import strategy: Curbing reliance on China by Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan
62. Rejecting Xi’s bullying at the Second Thomas Shoal by Michael Tkacik
63. Without borders: A look into transnational repression by Laura Jaramillo
64. Partner of choice in security cooperation: Why does it matter to Australia in the Pacific? by Moses Sakai
65. Why Japan will not Come to Taiwan’s Rescue by Bill Sharp
66. Taiwan’s indigenous diplomacy: The unwielded sword in the Pacific by Mitchell Gallagher
67. PLA Navy adjusts operations to further undermine Taiwan’s defensive capabilities by Cheng-Kun Ma & Tristan Tang
68. Vietnam’s policy of controlled development will continue by James R. Brow
69. Defending Taiwan by countering PRC military and information incursions by Emerson Tsui
70. How the India-US partnership deepened for the long term under Biden by Vibhanshu Shekhar
71. Navigating a more dangerous and uncertain future by Peter Olive
72. Don’t expect too much from Ishiba Shigeru, Japan’s new prime minister by Brad Glosserman
73. Trump or Harris: India-US relationship cannot afford strategic drift by Monish Tourangbam
74. Trump or Harris: The next president must win the space industrial base race by Alexander William Salter
75. Trump or Harris: The US must know how Southeast Asia sees China by Selina Ho and Chin-Hao Huang
76. Conscription in Korea and Taiwan: The difference a year makes by Kendrick Farm
77. Trump or Harris: The ROK-US alliance must meet challenges together by Dr. Hanbyeol Sohn
78. Trump or Harris: To challenge China, the next president should fix tradeby Su Hyun Lee
79. Trump or Harris: US must define its Asia strategy by Hunter Marston
80. Trump or Harris: The US must back the Pacific Partnership Act by Moses Sakai
81. Trump or Harris: Next administration must sustain and advance the US-Japan-ROK trilateral by Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi
82. Trump or Harris: Australia wants more of the same by Graeme Dobell
83. Harris or Trump: Next President’s priorities in the partnership for peace with Taiwan by Shirley Kan
84. Harris or Trump: The US’ broad brushstrokes on China and Beijing’s preferred choice by Sourabh Gupta
85. How US-China cooperation can combat cryptocurrency in drug trafficking by Claire Gan
86. Does intelligence-sharing mean policy alignment? by Rei Koga
87. Will china intervene in Myanmar to save the Junta? by Dylan Motin
88. Governance challenges in resistance-controlled areas amid Myanmar’s revolution by Aung Thura Ko Ko 
89. Bangladesh should shift its Myanmar policy and work with the US by Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan
90. The Trump administration and the Asia pivot by Igor Khrestin
91. “Shakti” semiconductor plant a key (first) step US-India cooperation by Nidhi Singh
92. India-US semiconductor partnership will endure change in US government by Vidhyashankar Sathya
93. Japan-EU security and defense partnership: A strategic pivot in global security by Erik Lenhart & Michael Tkacik
94. Enhancing Vietnam’s maritime security and the role of unmanned maritime systems by Prakash Panneerselvam & Van T. Pham
95. Issues for Congress and Trump’s transition raised by US missions’ strategic plans by Michael Walsh
96. Reorientation of climate action: The Indo-Pacific cannot afford to wait any longer by Travis Zhou

Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden standing amongst other leaders at the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework gathering in San Francisco on Nov. 16, 2023.|| Credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times