Abstract The Indian Ocean Region is moving to the centre of the global geostrategic agenda. Resource competition and energy security, environmental and economic issues exacerbated by…
Topic: Maritime Security
From the publisher: The U.S. defense industry has been the leading manufacturer and exporter of the major weapons systems of the world. In the post-Cold War era, most…
Abstract There is substantial literature on the various methods and tactics the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) could employ to enforce…
Abstract Energy security has become a major component of India’s national security thinking and policy as its economy has begun to record high rates of…
Abstract How might Iran retaliate in the aftermath of a limited Israeli or U.S. strike? The most economically devastating of Iran’s potential responses would be…
Abstract The failure of talks between China and Japan to solve the dispute over maritime delimitation in the East China Sea reveals the absence of…
Abstract Although China and Vietnam are involved in both territorial and boundary disputes in the South China Sea, at present, managing the territorial dispute over…
Abstract There is increasing concern in Japan that the growth and aggressiveness of the Chinese military could negatively affect Japanese security. Indeed, Japanese policy concerning…
Abstract Asian waters are geographically positioned as a lifeline for international maritime trade and commerce. Individual coastal state maritime interests aside, there is a legitimate…
Abstract The South China Sea has long been regarded as a major source of tension and instability in Pacific Asia. Since 1990, many bilateral and…
Abstract In November 2002 the ASEAN states and the People’s Republic of China agreed upon a Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South…
Abstract Finds a pattern of opportunistic behavior by China to take control of disputed islands through an analysis of South China Sea disputes from the…
Abstract Vietnam’s interests in the South China Sea may be divided into traditional national security interests, and interests linked to the broader category of human…
Abstract A proposal for ensuring peace between nations in the South China Sea region is presented. An overview of the People’s Republic of China’s current…
Abstract This article examines the progress made in managing Vietnam’s maritime boundary disputes and analyzes the challenges that lie ahead relating to unsettled disputes. The…
