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Tropical Bastions: It’s Time for a Pacific Bastion Strategy in the First Island Chain
Abstract
This article proposes an operational approach to the use of naval forces in the first island chain of the Pacific vis-à-vis the threat of the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China and its attempts to enforce the nine-dash line. It argues that geography, deception, and mobility, particularly in the Philippine Archipelago, offer policy makers and military planners opportunity for the employment of naval forces in natural inland sea bastions. It also affords the opportunity for more security cooperation with the U.S. ally the Republic of the Philippines. Additionally, this approach informs both deterrence and presence in the Western Pacific Area of Operations for Pacific Command (PACOM).
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- Authors
- Kuehn, J. T.
- Corresponding author
- Kuehn, John T.
- Venue
- Military Strategy Magazine
- Publisher
- The IJ Infinity Group, Ltd.
- Published
- 2026-09-29
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 1-1
- ISSN
- 2708-3071 (ISSN-L)
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- W7214785127
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- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Military Strategy Magazine (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Maritime Security and History
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Military Technology and Strategies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Keywords
- First Island Chain, naval personnel, People's Liberation Army Navy, nine-dash line, Philippine archipelago, naval deterrence, naval presence, US Pacific Command, deception
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