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Missing the point on Law of the Sea debate

by Mark Valencia May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

A recent article for the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) and The Maritime Executive by former senior US Navy lawyer Raul (Pete) Pedrozo restates his and the United States’ interpretation of the relevant international law. But no matter how many times they do so, saying it does not necessarily make it acceptable to all other […]

South China Sea

China’s foreign ship law stokes South China Sea tensions

by Richard Javad Heydarian September 2, 2021September 8, 2021

China, India, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Asia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates

Asian states may need to protect Mideast oil supply

by Christian Le Miere January 27, 2020February 18, 2020

South China Sea tensions hot and getting hotter

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 29, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Philippines, United States, Vietnam, World

New ‘Trump Doctrine’ needed right now

by Christopher Beres November 20, 2019February 18, 2020

Members of Philippine coast guard anti-terrorism unit stand next to the newly commissioned coast guard's Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) BRP Malapascua during a ceremony at the coast guard headquarters in Manila on March 7, 2017. The multi-role response vessel is one of the 12 coast vessels acquired by the Philippine government from Japan. It will be deployed in Sulu province, where the military has been battling the Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom network that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. / AFP PHOTO / Ted ALJIBE

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Piracy and pilfering at sea

by Lloyd Green May 29, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China

China envisions an ‘island city’ in South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian March 26, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Why Indo-Pacific region is becoming global hotspot

by Manoj Kumar Mishra February 1, 2019February 6, 2019

Guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur operates in the South China Sea in October. Photo: US Navy Handout via Reuters

China

How the West consistently underestimates China

by Robert E. McCoy January 30, 2019

A Vietnamese naval soldier stands quard at Thuyen Chai island in the Spratly archipelago. Photo: Reuters/Quang Le

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Is Vietnam adopting a tough South China Sea posture?

by Xuan Loc Doan January 18, 2019

British warship HMS Montrose is now making its way across the Pacific Ocean on its way to New Zealand. Photo: AFP/STR

Bahrain, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

UK’s hopes of Indo-Pacific strike group with France premature

by Emanuele Scimia January 6, 2019February 18, 2020

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) was one of two US Navy warships that passed through the Taiwan Strait on October 22, 2018. The ship is pictured pulling into port at the Republic of Korea Navy base in Jeju, South Korea, on October 12, 2018. Photo: AFP / William Carlisle, US Navy

Beijing, China, France, Middle East, South Asia, Taiwan, World

China protests US warships sailing through Taiwan Strait

by Asia Times staff October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo of HMS Albion. Photo: Royal Navy

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Despite Beijing’s warnings, UK reasserts role in South China Sea

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Warships and fighter jets of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy take part in a military display in the South China Sea on April 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Australia, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Korea, World

China’s ultimate challenge to US supremacy in SC Sea to come ‘within a year’

by Asia Times staff July 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of the South China Sea: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

US-led naval operation will not change China’s posture

by Ken Moak June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

Map of the South China Sea: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

China’s hypocritical stance on maritime militarization

by Xuan Loc Doan June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

The destroyer USS Mustin transits in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Kirisame in the South China Sea. Photo: David Flewellyn/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Middle East, World

US destroyer buzzes Chinese island in South China Sea

by Asia Times staff March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull takes a selfie with a delegate during during a summit event with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Sydney, March 16, 2018. Photo: Pool via Reuters/Mark Metcalfe

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Should Australia join Asean?

by Alan Boyd March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Vice Admiral Phillip G Sawyer (R), Commander of the US Navy's 7th Fleet, greets Vietnamese officials after the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson pulled into port in Danang on March 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/Linh Pham

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Why Vietnam welcomes America’s return

by Pham Chi Dung March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), front, leads the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112 and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), in the Indian ocean April 14, 2017. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Kelley/Handout via REUTERS

AT Finance, Beijing, China, South Asia

China’s love affair with ‘informatized warfare’

by Richard A. Bitzinger February 27, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing Airport in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Trump’s ‘hard line’ on China likely just political posturing

by Ken Moak February 26, 2018

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Chas Freemen. Source: CCTV screen grab

AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Freedom of navigation assertion a political delusion: former US diplomat

by Asia Times staff February 14, 2018February 18, 2020

HMS Sutherland. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, France, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

British frigate to sail through South China Sea, says minister

by Asia Times staff February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Belt and Road Initiative. Illustration: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Maldives, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Plenty of bumps on Xi’s New Silk Roads, on both land and sea

by Danny Lam January 30, 2018

An Indian army contingent marches holding the national flags of the Asean countries during a dress rehearsal for Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 23, 2018. Photo: AFP/Money Sharma

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

India takes fight to China via SEAsia

by Richard Javad Heydarian January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (R) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) attend a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on March 24, 2017.Photo: AFP/David Gray

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Australia’s hard choice between China and US

by Lachlan Colquhoun January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People during a welcoming ceremony for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (not in picture) in Beijing, China, April 14, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

China dangles trade threat over Australia

by Alan Boyd January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A French frigate docks in Istanbul. Photo: iStock

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France ready to join India’s anti-China front

by Emanuele Scimia November 2, 2017

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain, shown here in a file photo, was recently involved in a verbal confrontation with China in the Spratly Islands. Photo: Reuters/US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cheng S Yang/Handout

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

What’s the point of ‘freedom of navigation’ operations?

by Ken Moak August 14, 2017

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini speaks at an Asean-EU meeting in Manila in August 2017. Photo: Reuters / Dondi Tawatao

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

South China Sea remains a taboo in EU-ASEAN relations

by Emanuele Scimia August 14, 2017