Pacific Islands Maritime Domain Awareness
Policy Recommendation Report
Foreword by
Dr. Satohiro Akimoto
Introduction by
The Honorable Randall G. SchriverPacific Islands Maritime Domain Awareness
Policy Recommendation Report

April 2024

Pacific Islands Maritime Domain Awareness
Policy Recommendation ReportContents
Foreword ................................................................................................... 1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 3
Executive Summary ................................................................................. 5
Setting the Stage ..................................................................................... 8
Primary Regional Challenges ................................................................ 1111131517U.S.-Japan Pacific Interests in Bilateral and Multilateral Spaces ....... 20
MDA: A Networked Service and Enforcement Capacity ...................... 25
Recommendations ................................................................................. 27
Appendix: Policies, Programs, Tools, & Resources .............................. 35
Glossary of Acronyms ............................................................................ 38

Foreword

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Executive Summary

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Pacific Islands Maritime Domain Awareness Policy Recommendation Report7Setting the Stage

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Primary Regional Challenges

Ambiguity in MDA Frameworks

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The People’s Republic of China

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Rule of Law

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Climate Threats

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Pacific Islands Maritime Domain Awareness Policy Recommendation Report19U.S.-Japan Pacific Interests in Bilateral andMultilateral Spaces

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防衛力抜本的強化の 進捗と予算

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CapacityPacific Islands Maritime Domain Awareness Policy Recommendation Report25

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Recommendations

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Appendix: Policies, Programs, Tools, &ResourcesPolicies---

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Technological Tools-

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Potential Toolkit Models--

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