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- Do this by: (1) helping South Korea and Japan acquire advanced, conventional military capabilities; (2) drawing South Korea and Japan closer to one another;
(U) Southeast Asia & the Pacific Islands
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S//NF) Objective: Promote and reinforce Southeast Asia and ASEAN's central role in the region's security architecture, and encourage it to speak with one voice on key issues.
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S//NF) Actions: Deepen our relationships with Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia - (
S//NF) Highlight ASEAN centrality as a core component of the free and open Indo-Pacific strategy. - (
S//NF) Reinforce Japan's proactive leadership to amplify U.S. strategic goals in Southeast Asia.
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S//NF) Objective: Prevent the spread of terrorism in Southeast Asia.
- Actions: Expand the involvement of Southeast Asian nations in the Defeat-ISIS coalition; foster better law-enforcement, military, an intelligence cooperation among Indo-Pacific states; and provide direct U.S. assistance to counter-terror efforts.
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S//NF) Objective: Promote and Support Burma's transition to democracy.
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S//NF) Objective: Ensure the Pacific Islands (e.g., the U.S. territories, the Freely Associated States, the Melanesian and the Polynesian states,) remain aligned with the United States.
- Actions: Solidify our diplomatic, military, intelligence, economic, development assistance, and informational advantages across the Pacific Islands.
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S//NF) Objective: Pursue economic ties and increase connectivity with counties willing to adopt market-based reforms. Pursue trade agreements that contain trade and
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