Uncertain Prospects: South China Sea Code of Conduct Negotiations
For nearly two decades, diplomats from Southeast Asian countries and China have met to discuss the implementation of a...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Uncertain Prospects: South China Sea Code of Conduct Negotiations
A nation must think before it acts.
Vietnam
Russia’s Struggle to Gain Influence in Southeast Asia
As the United States and People’s Republic of China jostle for influence among member-states of the Association of Southeast...
Resist and Reward: Vietnam’s Naval Expansion
Without a doubt, the Southeast Asian country most willing to challenge Chinese claims in the South China Sea has...
Russia’s Awkward Dance with Vietnam
While Socialist Republic of Vietnam has remained the Russian Federation’s most important partner in Southeast Asia in the three...
Building from Scratch: Rebirth of the Philippine Navy
In many respects, the navy that the Philippines is now building is a new one. By the 1990s, its...
Running Out of Gas: Philippine Energy Security and the South China Sea
About 80 km off the northwest coast of Palawan Island in the South China Sea is the Malampaya natural...
When Europe and Japan Move Ahead without the U.S.
Speculation about the outbreak of trade wars is high, as the Trump administration seemingly has no plans to deescalate...
The Vietnam War: A Lesson in the Geopolitics of Southeast Asia
As nuclear confrontation gave way to nuclear parity in the 1960s and early 1970s, limited war in Vietnam proved...
Japan’s Enduring Value to Southeast Asia
With China’s rapid rise over the past few decades, Japan is no longer the leading economic power in Asia....
The National Security Council: An FPRI Primer
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution identifies the President of the United States as the Commander in...