Helping Hanoi Keep the Dragon at Bay in the South China Sea

Abstract

The re-emergence of long-term strategic competition with China encourages United States Indo-Pacific Commands (USINDOPACOM) efforts to consider new competition mechanisms to help Hanoi keep the dragon at bay in the South China Sea. The US Department of Homeland Security should further leverage Coast Guard capabilities to assist Hanoi's Maritime Domain Security development and counter Chinese coercive interference in the Vietnam Exclusive Economic Zone. This initiative can be accomplished through a layered man, equip, and train approach consisting of increasing Coast Guard bilateral professional military education, U.S. foreign military sales or financing, and bilateral security cooperation training. Perhaps, one day the US will be able to work more directly with the Vietnamese Navy without the risk of escalating South China Sea tensions, but for now, the Vietnamese Coast Guard approach will help Hanoi and frustrate Beijing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 16, 2019
Accession Number
AD1108947

Entities

People

  • Matthew K. Mulvey

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Education
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Operations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Oceans
  • Port Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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