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Issues & Insights · Philippines & semiconductorsPacific Forum · 22 SEP 2026

Issues & Insights 26.13 – Enhancing Technology Protections in the Philippines

Rafaelita Mercado Aldaba, Andrea Christina Caymo-Kauhanen, Rhoan P. Escarmosa, Bernard Errol M. Advincula, Florence Principe Gamboa, Gerald Gracius Y. Pascua, Francis Mark Quimba, and Lean Karlo Santos Tolentino offer eight policy studies on supply-chain security, export controls, intellectual property, trade compliance, investment, and U.S.–Philippines semiconductor cooperation.

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The Pilot · U.S.–China strategyPacific Forum · 21 SEP 2026

Bound by reality: Forging an American strategy for China

David Santoro argues that U.S. strategy should replace unattainable primacy or retrenchment with managed coexistence: domestic and allied resilience, a distributed military-denial posture, strategic guardrails, and reciprocal diplomacy spanning technology, trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea, nuclear risk, cyber, and military AI.

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Issues & Insights · India & Indian OceanPacific Forum · 21 SEP 2026

Issues and Insights 26.12 – The Next Generation of US Analysis of India and Indian Ocean

Riaan Dhankhar, Chelsea Patrick, Mya MacNeil, Walsh Kern, Jeff Otto, and Jack Powers examine Indian Ocean strategy, U.S.–India education and energy ties, nuclear competition with China, Indian space diplomacy in Southeast Asia, and the strategic and environmental stakes of the Great Nicobar project.

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National NIP · 9/11 remembranceNaval Intelligence Professionals · 21 SEP 2026

9/11 Remembrance Ceremonies Honor Fallen CNO-IP Shipmates on 25th Anniversary

National NIP reports on remembrance ceremonies at the Office of Naval Intelligence and Arlington National Cemetery honoring the eight CNO-IP personnel killed in the Pentagon attack, with reflections from retired Captain Tom Bortmes and Rear Admiral Rick Porterfield on their service, families, and enduring legacy.

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The Pilot · Japan & deterrencePacific Forum · 18 SEP 2026

Beyond the nuclear binary: Japan’s strategy under the Nuclear Shadow

Nobumasa Akiyama argues that Japan’s security review should strengthen conventional denial, resilience, and alliance consultation while preserving nuclear non-use principles. He examines China and North Korea, Taiwan and Senkaku contingencies, and escalation risks from AI-enabled targeting and dual-use military networks.

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Issues & Insights · U.S.–India partnershipPacific Forum · 18 SEP 2026

Issues & Insights 26.11 – The United States and India: Different Perspectives, Common Challenges

Rob York introduces a 21-contributor collection on the U.S.–India partnership, bringing together perspectives on Indo-Pacific deterrence, Indian Ocean infrastructure, technology and supply-chain resilience, South Asian political change, trade friction, and competition with China.

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Issues & Insights · Semiconductors & export controlsPacific Forum · 17 SEP 2026

Issues and Insights 26.10 – Enhancing Semiconductor Technology Protections in Vietnam

Huy Anh Nguyen, Tuyet Tran, Trang Nguyen, Tran Thi Mong Tuyen, Huong Tran, Doan Quoc Dzung, Phuc Le, and Nguyen Quoc Cuong offer eight policy studies on intellectual property, export controls, investment, innovation, and institutional reform to strengthen Vietnam’s semiconductor ecosystem and trusted U.S.–Vietnam technology cooperation.

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National NIP · Naval intelligence historyNaval Intelligence Professionals · 17 SEP 2026

Naval Intelligence History Project Update: Shifting into New Phase for Document Declassification/Oral Histories and Focusing on Chapter Drafts

The Naval Intelligence History Project is moving declassification and oral-history work into a new phase while beginning chapter drafting, with document review, upcoming interviews, and calls for help editing transcripts and supporting future interviews.

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Hoover · AI-enabled warfareHoover Institution · 14 SEP 2026

Finding Targets in a Pacific War

Eyck Freymann and Michael C. Loftus examine how AI-enabled targeting, signals intelligence, China’s maritime militia, and containerized missiles complicate target selection in a Taiwan conflict—and argue that allies need shared rules for confidence, military value, escalation risk, and civilian-harm mitigation before a crisis.

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The Pilot · Oceania & critical mineralsPacific Forum · 14 SEP 2026

Can the US-India Critical Minerals Framework unlock the Panguna mine’s potential in Bougainville?

Moses Sakai examines whether U.S.–India critical-minerals cooperation and multilateral financing can help redevelop Bougainville’s Panguna copper-gold mine while strengthening supply-chain resilience, sustainable mining, and the autonomous region’s economic path toward possible independence.

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Bloomberg Investigates2026

How China’s ‘Perfect’ Spy Got Caught

A documentary investigation into the pursuit of U.S. aviation technology, the people involved, and the counterintelligence work that exposed the operation.

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Issues & Insights 26.13 – Enhancing Technology Protections in the Philippines

Bound by reality: Forging an American strategy for China

Issues and Insights 26.12 – The Next Generation of US Analysis of India and Indian Ocean

9/11 Remembrance Ceremonies Honor Fallen CNO-IP Shipmates on 25th Anniversary

Beyond the nuclear binary: Japan’s strategy under the Nuclear Shadow

Issues & Insights 26.11 – The United States and India: Different Perspectives, Common Challenges

Issues and Insights 26.10 – Enhancing Semiconductor Technology Protections in Vietnam

Naval Intelligence History Project Update: Shifting into New Phase for Document Declassification/Oral Histories and Focusing on Chapter Drafts

Finding Targets in a Pacific War

Can the US-India Critical Minerals Framework unlock the Panguna mine’s potential in Bougainville?

Ideas worth watching.Voices worth hearing.

How China’s ‘Perfect’ Spy Got Caught

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Seven Days.One clear view of the Indo-Pacific.

A considered view
of the region.

Find the signal.
Understand the context.

Ideas worth watching.
Voices worth hearing.

Go directly to the
institutions shaping the conversation.

Seven Days.
One clear view of the Indo-Pacific.