Turning on a DIME: South China Sea Scene Setting toward Taking Back the Strategic Initiative

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Col Art Corbett, USMC (Ret.). Semper fidelis.

The Krulak Center was pleased to present the first #BruteCast panel event of 2021, on the South China Sea. The panel was facilitated by Dr. Lesley Wilhelm (office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy – Research, Development, Test & Evaluation).

The panel referenced two documents: the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy "Advantage at Sea," and MCDP 1-4 "Competing."

Ms. Bich Tran - How Vietnam Uses Comprehensive and Strategic Partnerships to Advance its Interests in the SCS - Ms. Bich T. Tran is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and a visiting research fellow at the Global Affairs Research Center (Japan). Previously, she was an Asian Studies visiting fellow at the East-West Center in Washington. Her research interests include Vietnam’s foreign policy, Southeast Asian states’ relations with major powers, and political leadership.

Dr. Carlyle Thayer - Code of Conduct - Dr. Carlyle Thayer is an Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, in Canberra. His academic career includes PME at all levels including the Australian Command and Staff College, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii, and coordinator of Australia's most senior defence course at the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College. He has served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at Ohio and Johns Hopkins Universities. He is currently the Director of Thayer Consultancy, providing political analysis of current regional security issues for select clients.

Mr. Drake Long - Legal (Chinese and International) Developments and non-Code of Conduct Diplomatic Developments (EU, India, Australian approaches) Over the Past Year - Mr. Drake Long is the former South China Sea Correspondent for Radio Free Asia, covering South East Asia and the South China Sea. He was a 2020 Asia Pacific Fellow for Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. He has written extensively on conflict studies, interstate negotiations, China’s foreign policy, territorial conflicts, and international legitimacy. He was previously the co-host of the South-China Sea Currents podcast.

Mr. Greg Poling - China’s Continued Militarization amid COVID and Opportunities for Policy Shifts Under the New Administration - Mr. Greg Poling is a senior fellow for Southeast Asia and director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at CSIS. He oversees research on U.S. foreign policy in the Asia Pacific, with particular focus on the maritime domain and the countries of Southeast Asia. His research interests include the SCS disputes, democratization in Southeast Asia, and Asian multilateralism.

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