Standing Firm, Mostly: Militarization of the South China Sea
Last week, a Chinese naval vessel which had been shadowing the USNS Bowditch, a U.S. Navy oceanographic ship,...
A nation must think before it acts.
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GI Go Home, Again: The Philippines-U.S. Alliance Weakens
On Tuesday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte abruptly demanded that American military advisors on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao...
Getting Tougher: Vietnam’s Response to China’s South China Sea Bases
Over the last few months, Vietnam has quietly deployed the components of several Extended Range Artillery (EXTRA) rocket systems...
Shame Power: The Philippine Case against China at the Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Philippines may not have much conventional power it can bring to bear in its territorial dispute with China...
South China Sea Escalation: Relations between China and the United States
Every week that passes seems to bring a new development in the South China Sea. Over the last few...
Japan’s Security Role in Southeast Asia (and the South China Sea)
Only a few years ago, it would have seemed inconceivable that Japan would have any security role outside of...
China’s (Is)land Reclamation in the South China Sea
For the last few years, China and the Philippines have repeatedly accused each other of destabilizing the uneasy balance...
Game On: Southeast Asian Cooperation in the South China Sea?
It is easy for a serviceman stationed on one of the tiny islands that comprise the Spratly group in...
Where Will It End?: China’s East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
More lines were drawn in the East China Sea (or rather in the skies above it). With very little...