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| Admiral Samuel Locklear III |
By Harry Kazianis
Admiral Locklear rightly raised alarm bells over America’s traditional regional dominance. Are policymakers listening?
Recent comments by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Locklear III set the internet afire (well, at least for strategic studies followers) in suggesting that the United States was losing dominance in the Pacific Ocean. While no news to those of us who follow events closely in this part of the world, such remarks are a stark reminder of the challenges Washington and its allies face in Pacific and larger Indo-Pacific, especially in the years to come.
The comments themselves, not the first from senior naval officers over the last several years concerning the rise of China’s military capabilities, were blunt and to the point. “Our historic dominance that most of us in this room have enjoyed is diminishing, no question,” explained Locklear, head of U.S. Pacific Command, last Wednesday at a conference in Virginia.
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