Author: Raymond Vickery

Raymond Vickery is a senior adviser at Albright Stonebridge Group, where he brings decades of experience promoting U.S.-India economic cooperation in the public and private sectors to his work with clients. During the Clinton administration, Mr. Vickery served as assistant secretary of commerce for trade development. Previously, Mr. Vickery was a government contracts partner in the law firm of Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovell’s U.S., LLP). He also served three terms as an elected member of the Virginia General Assembly and in other political capacities. He was a Fulbright scholar in South Asia and is a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School.

The United States and India Need a Maritime Initiative

By Raymond Vickery | May 16, 2018 | Categories: AMTI Update

Maritime security in the Indian Ocean requires much more than ships, weapons, and sailors. Assets at sea and in the air must be integrated with significant land-based infrastructure. China appreciates this fact. Apparently, the United States and India either do not, or they lack the will or means to match the Chinese.