
International Law Matters in the South China Sea
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
China is trying to rewrite international law in the South China Sea.
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
China is trying to rewrite international law in the South China Sea.
Khairulanwar Zaini
China’s vaccine diplomacy in Southeast Asia may earn Beijing some goodwill, but strategic gains will be limited.
Chheang Vannarith|Nguyen Huu Tuc
Hedging between the US and China while promoting a rules-based South China Sea will continue to guide Vietnam’s foreign policy.
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
Actions speak louder than words. Ratifying UNCLOS would strengthen the US’ stabilising role in the Indo-Pacific.
Ian Storey
A long-standing Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States will probably survive despite threats from President Rodrigo Duterte to see the end of it.
Renato Cruz De Castro
Given the challenges posed by an assertive China and a changing geopolitical environment, Manila and Washington must work hard to sustain their decades-old alliance.
Ian Storey
The United States has added the US Coast Guard to its South China Sea toolbox. This bodes well for regional security and the maritime rules-based order.
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
A new Chinese law, which gives its coast guard legal cover to fire on foreign vessels in contested waters, is worrying. States interested in the peace and stability of the South China Sea should do something about it.
Nguyen Hong Thao
Japan’s latest note verbale to the United Nations on the South China Sea was done out of its national interest. Nonetheless, it shows that Tokyo – and a growing coalition of countries – are digging in their heels to uphold the aegis of international law in the region.
Ian Storey
The South China Sea poses a stress test in Russia-China relations, pitting China’s excessive claims against Russian energy interests.