MATCHMAKER V: Establishing Colbert's Standing Indo-Asia-Pacific Maritime Group
Abstract
MATCHMAKER V: Establishing Colbert's Standing Indo-Asia-Pacific Maritime Group. A permanent peacetime coalition naval force, comprised of key allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, should be established by the United States as a strategic tool to address China's emerging maritime power and increasingly assertive coercion to subvert regional order. This paper reviews the history of establishing the world's first permanent peacetime coalition naval force, NATO's Standing Naval Force, Atlantic, to include a review of the "Matchmaker" series of named NATO exercises that evolved into the innovative standing force. Applying the lessons of this history as a model, the paper proposes that in the contemporary strategic environment, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) should be leveraged similarly to form a Standing Indo-Asia-Pacific Maritime Group.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 27, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1063773
Entities
People
- Luke A. Frost
Organizations
- Naval War College