Multi-domain, multi-dimension, and multi-direction: Expanding regional cooperation in a multi-threat environment

While policymakers focus on a “fait accompli” seizure of Taiwan as the pacing scenario in the Indo-Pacific, this scenario will not occur in isolation.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has clearly messaged its willingness to accomplish this limited objective through an infinite number of measures – Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic (DIME). Emerging agreements amongst partners throughout the region provide an opportunity to provide flexible deterrence and, if necessary, response options to this aggression to prevent hostilities and multiple crises from spreading across the region.

By effectively integrating multi-domain, multi-dimension, and multi-direction to the joint force, the US will be able to build itself for challenges in all – land, air, sea, space, and cyberspace – domains against the PRC.

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