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Rebalancing: Vietnam’s South China Sea Challenges and Responses

By Tran Truong Thuy

December 27, 2016

The South China Sea persists as the leading security and development challenge for Vietnam. In Hanoi’s view, the situation in the South China Sea affects almost all aspects of national security and development: protecting territorial integrity and national sovereignty; promoting maritime economic development; maintaining an external peaceful environment and, in particular, peaceful relationships with China and other claimants; and safeguarding regime legitimacy ...

The Military–Strategic Situation in and around the South China Sea

By Richard A. Bitzinger

December 22, 2016

The nations surrounding the South China Sea (SCS) now constitute a leading consumer of arms, and increasingly some of the most modern and most advanced armaments are finding their way into the inventories of Asian militaries. As a result, many Asian-Pacific ...

Philippine Military Pursues Territorial Defense Goals despite Rapprochement between the Philippines and China

By Renato Cruz De Castro

November 14, 2016

President Rodrigo Duterte’s high profile state visit to Beijing in October 2017 led analysts, observers, and decision-makers all over East Asia to conclude the Philippines have turned away from its traditional treaty ally, the United States and have embraced China.

Joint Development in the South China Sea: Lessons from the Past and Future Prospect

By Yanmei Xie

November 15, 2016

The South China Sea is often said to be rich in hydrocarbon reserves, although most of the deposits are unconfirmed, due in part to the multiple claims laid over them by several coastal economies.

National Interests and the Role of Major and Middle Powers in the South China Sea: The Case of Indonesia

By Shafiah Muhibat

November 14, 2016

As long as the Indonesian government continues its “inward looking” policies, there is little chance there would be a dramatic change in its foreign policy towards the South China Sea.

Four Visions of US Strategy on China

By Zack Cooper & Jake Douglas

November 14, 2016

This paper discusses these four different schools of thought on US policy regarding China.

Maritime Security in Southeast Asia - An Appraisal

By Ab. Rahim Hussin, Jalila Abdul Jali, lMohamad Zulariff Abdullah

November 14, 2016

As opposed to the definition of military security which relates to the security of a state and its people, maritime security covers a wider range to include maritime terrorism, people smuggling, narcotics trafficking, smuggling of goods, piracy, transnational crime, as well ...

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