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Richard Tanter writes that the recent rapprochement between New Zealand and the United States is born of both shared concerns about the rise of China and American recognition “that the Lange Labour Government’s 1984 policy of banning the entry of nuclear-armed ships is not incompatible with an alliance with the United States.” Tanter concludes that the morale of the story remains that “passage to a nuclear free world will require surely require more New Zealands.

Standing upright there: the New Zealand path to a nuclear-free world

–Richard Tanter, NAPSNet Contributor

The New Zealand visit of US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to announce resumption of military and intelligence cooperation was a long overdue recognition…

Clarity – a Spiral Slower

by Roger Cavazos – DPRK Contributor
America, time for some self-introspection about AirSea Battle (ASB)/ pivot / rebalance. We never left Asia, but there were clear signs our attention …

Peter Hayes writes that the role of the Hawaii based CINCPAC, the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Command, “originated in the competition between the Navy (Admiral Nimitz, central Pacific) and the Army (General MacArthur, western Pacific) in the prosecution of the war against Japan.” While today CINCPAC’s role has been greatly diminished, the newly formed AirSea Battle Office fills a similar function. Hayes concludes that “old sea dogs are sailing into new geostrategic and bureaucratic battles in the west Pacific with fancy labels on them–but nothing new in terms of a strategy that would engage China as an equal partner in a concert rather than a balance of powers.”

Peter Hayes is Director of the Nautilus Institute in San Francisco and Professor of International Relations, Global Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne.

Old Sea Dogs In New Battles With Fancy Labels

by Peter Hayes – Deterrence Contributor
These days, airlines fly direct to DC, and the diplomatic power of CINCPAC, the commander-in-chief of the entire Pacific Command based in Hawaii, has receded…