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The View from INDOPACOM

2024/7/24
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斯蒂芬·斯克伦卡中将
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斯蒂芬·斯克伦卡中将认为,印太司令部的首要任务是威慑,以防止与中国的冲突。他指出,威慑正在有效地维持现状,但在南海等地区,仍需要向盟友和伙伴提供保证和可信的军事力量,以应对日益增长的侵略行为。他批评了“灰色地带”一词的模糊性,并建议用更精确的术语“非法、强制、侵略和欺骗性行为(ICAT)”来描述中国日益增长的侵略行为。他还强调,允许这些非法活动持续存在会助长对手的气焰,并可能导致对基于规则的国际秩序的信任度下降。中将还讨论了通过双边和多边合作、军事演习以及信息共享来加强威慑和地区安全稳定,并指出中国日益增长的侵略性行为反而促进了地区国家之间的合作。他还分析了普京访问朝鲜对印太地区的影响,认为这反映了俄罗斯的绝望,并可能加剧地区紧张局势。最后,他还讨论了中国在台湾海峡和仁爱礁采取的行动,认为这些行动可能导致误判,并强调需要其他地区国家公开谴责中国的侵略行为。 斯蒂芬·斯克伦卡中将还详细阐述了印太地区后勤保障的挑战和机遇,强调后勤保障对战略目标的实现至关重要。他指出了印太地区距离遥远带来的挑战,以及对高精度武器弹药的需求日益增长。他还强调了与盟友和伙伴进行后勤合作的重要性,以及在人道主义援助和灾难救援方面的合作。他认为,后勤保障能力是维持美国在印太地区军事存在和威慑的关键,并呼吁加强与盟友和伙伴之间的后勤合作,以应对该地区日益增长的挑战。他最后还提到了皮特·埃利斯,这位海军陆战队的先驱,并认为埃利斯会关注敌人的防御重点和目标,并利用地理优势来制定现代化作战方案。

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Lt. General Stephen Sklenka shares his personal journey into the Marine Corps, his fascination with the Pacific, and how his career evolved within the context of post-9/11 conflicts.
  • Lt. General Sklenka's path to the Marine Corps was driven by a personal calling and inspiration from the Iwo Jima Memorial.
  • His career significantly involved deployments to the Middle East, but his operational experience largely stems from the Pacific Theater.
  • Post-Iraq/Afghanistan, the focus of the Marines has shifted to the Indo-Pacific region due to the rising threat from this theater.

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This week Mike and Jude are joined by join Lt. General Stephen Sklenka, USMC, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. They discuss deterrence and the current state of play in the Indo-Pacific region.