Jada Fraser

Oct 2, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Jada Fraser

In 2023, officials from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed to expand maritime security cooperation under the Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines trilateral (Indomalphi). Formed in 2017 under the Trilateral Cooperative Agreement, Indomalphi sponsors coordinated maritime patrols to address threats like armed robbery, kidnapping and terrorism in and around the Sulu Sea.

Feb 8, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Ryan Ashley |Jada Fraser

Ever since the inclusion of Italy, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has had a more complicated relationship with maritime geography than its name implies. Now, with challenges to the international order appearing across multiple flanks, the alliance is trying to figure out how to further its mission in the Indo-Pacific. In recent years, like-minded European and East Asian nations have increasingly worked to deepen their defense ties.

Jul 12, 2023 | fpri.org | Jada Fraser |Mohammed Soliman

AbstractOver the past two decades, a trend has emerged where US partners and allies look outside of their bilateral relationship with the United States and pre-existing multilateral bodies to join ad-hoc networks. They are joining these networks to both obtain their own security goods and to provide regional public goods. Yet, these ad-hoc networks, or “minilaterals,” often include multiple US allies or shared partners of the United States.

May 16, 2023 | internationalaffairs.org.au | Jada Fraser

The trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS) will require reinventing roles and behaviours, particularly between the U.S. and Australia. Amplifying Australian power will also require incorporating more of Canberra’s voice in regional strategic policy planning. The American narrative on AUKUS is overwhelmingly couched in the context of strategic competition, as is largely the case in both Canberra and London.

Apr 3, 2023 | realcleardefense.com | Jada Fraser

As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under General-Secretary Xi Jinping shows no signs of tamping down on its assertive campaign to secure revisionist territorial claims throughout the East and South China Seas, China’s Coast Guard’s (CCG) maritime gray zone activities present a particularly acute asymmetric challenge for the U.S.-Japan Alliance.