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National Interests and the Role of Major and Middle Powers in the South China Sea: Australia’s Cautiously Calibrated Approach

By Euan Graham

December 31, 2016

However vocally supportive Canberra is of the United States in the South China Sea, in an operational sense Australia has held back since Washington began its current freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs), in October 2015, shortly after Malcolm Turnbull took over as Prime Minister. Why is that so?

De-combatising the Spratly Disputes

By You Ji

December 31, 2016

The possibility of standoffs among the Spratly disputants and especially between China and the US may have increased with the ruling of the Arbitral Tribunal on 12 July 2016. The award has invalidated Beijing’s basis for Spratly patrols based on the ...

The ‘South Sea’ and ASEAN: Failing Unity amidst Beijing’s Duplicitous Diplomacy

By Christopher B. Roberts

December 28, 2016

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has sought to address the challenges of the disputes in the South China Sea for close to a quarter of a century. This paper examines the circumstances and extent to which ASEAN has been ...

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 ...

The South China Sea: A Challenging Test of the International Order

By Harry Krejsa

December 27, 2016

A central task of the rules-based international order is to address disputes equitably between states without resorting to force or coercion. This task is especially important when disputes involve states with stark power imbalances. In these cases the temptation to pressure ...

The Southeast Asia Claimant States, ASEAN and the South China Sea Dispute

By Carlyle A. Thayer

November 14, 2016

ASEAN needs to address both internal issues affecting its unity and cohesion, and external issues relating to its relations with China and other dialogue partners on South China Sea issues.

Renewed Strategic Dynamics over the South China Sea: Options for the US, Japan, and India

By Kei Koga

November 14, 2016

Indeed, the maritime disputes and tensions over the South China Sea between claimant states has rapidly increased since 2009, and comprises strategic – including political, military, and legal – implications for the future of East Asian power configuration.

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.

India as a Middle Power in the South China Sea Dispute

By Darshana M. Baruah

November 14, 2016

This paper examines India’s approach towards the South China Sea dispute and the role it can play as a middle power in the region.

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.

The South and East China Sea Disputes and Their Influence on a Revised World Order

By Liselotte Odgaard

November 14, 2016

Maritime disputes in China’s neighbourhood are important because they confront the key strategic interests of China and the United States as well as their paerceptions of how to define proper conduct and justify sovereignty claims in accordance with international law.

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