The U.S. Japan Alliance and Deterring Gray Zone Coercion in the Maritime, Cyber, and Space Domains

Abstract

To understand the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance against the backdrop of a rapidly changing international environment in the Asia-Pacific, RAND convened a conference in early2017 focused on the use of gray zone coercion in the maritime, cyber, and space domains. The conference brought together leading U.S. and Japanese experts to unearth areas of shared understanding and divergence in thinking on the two sides of the Pacific when it comes to dealing with Chinese efforts to reshape the international order through coercion designed to fall below the level that would invoke a treaty response under the U.S.-Japan alliance. The conference found numerous opportunities for the allies to collaborate in improving shared understandings, reducing ambiguities that China can exploit, stigmatizing gray zone coercion ,hardening defenses, and preparing to impose costs. Although it will not be easy to deter grayzone coercion in the maritime, cyber, and space domains, the allies face strong incentives to improve their coordination and strengthen deterrence now, before China or other actors changethe status quo at the expense of Washington and Tokyo.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1084736

Entities

People

  • Dean Cheng
  • John A. Davis
  • Junichi Fukuda
  • Kazuto Suzuki
  • Keiko Kono
  • Scott W. Harold
  • Yoshiaki Nakagawa

Organizations

  • Government of Japan
  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Geography
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Space Objects
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace
  • Space