The Straits of Malacca and Singapore A U
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The Straits of Malacca and Singapore: A U. S. Perspective CAPT Kevin Johnson Deputy Director, Plans and Policy U. S. Pacific Fleet
Outline/Purpose • U. S. View of the Straits of Malacca • Assessment of the future • Ensuring safety and security
Mahan Quote “The first and most obvious light in which the sea presents itself from the political and social viewpoint is that of a great highway; or better, perhaps, of a wide common, over which all men may pass in all directions…” -Alfred Thayer Mahan
U. S. History • • • Quasi-War (with France, 1798 -1800) Barbary Wars (1801 -05, 1815) War of 1812 World War I Operation EARNEST WILL
Enduring Strategic Imperatives • Freedom of Movement • Secure Sea Lines of Communications • Multilateral Approach to Security
Strait of Malacca • • Key sea line of communications Strong sovereign States Malacca Straits Patrols The U. S. will work in partnership
The Future Four basic categories • Social • Economic • Environmental • Security
Social Factors • • • Culture Separatist elements Internal priorities Legal Governmental
Economic Factors • Recessions – Increased maritime crime – Threat from instability – Reduced budgets • Prosperity – Traffic density – Safety of navigation – Human migration
Environmental Factors • Man-made – Fires – Pollution • Natural – Disasters – Climate change
Security Factors • • Sea robbery Maritime violence Naval warfare Competing claims Limited resources Foreign Intervention Complacency
Keeping SOM Safe • • • Interagency, Whole-of-Government Continued international dialogue Information sharing and cooperation Sea and air patrols by littorals Legal frameworks Economic development ashore
Conclusion • Freedom of the seas has always been important to U. S. • Straits of Malacca remains vital • No intention of direct U. S. intervention – A ready and willing partner • Whole-of-Government approach • Cooperation and partnerships
J o h n A d a m s Q u o t e “Neither nature nor art has partitioned the sea into empires. The ocean and its treasures are the common property of all men. Upon this deep and strong foundation do I build, and with this cogent and irresistible argument do I fortify our rights and liberties. ” -John Adams
- Malacca straits
- Non mihi non tibi sed nobis
- Hát kết hợp bộ gõ cơ thể
- Bổ thể
- Tỉ lệ cơ thể trẻ em
- Chó sói
- Chụp tư thế worms-breton
- Hát lên người ơi alleluia
- Các môn thể thao bắt đầu bằng từ đua
- Thế nào là hệ số cao nhất
- Các châu lục và đại dương trên thế giới
- Công thức tiính động năng
- Trời xanh đây là của chúng ta thể thơ
- Mật thư anh em như thể tay chân