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freedom of navigation
October 12, 2017
South China Sea: Fourth US FONOP in Five Months Suggests a New Operational Rhythm
By Ankit Panda
The Trump administration has accepted a higher pace of freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea.
September 11, 2017
A FONOP Schedule in the South China Sea: What Next?
By Ankit Panda
How can regularized FONOPs benefit U.S. interests in the South China Sea?
September 07, 2017
Finally, Strategic Clarity in the South China Sea. Is the Taiwan Strait Next?
By Joseph Bosco
Routine FONOPS in the South China Sea are long overdue -- as are Taiwan Strait passages.
August 10, 2017
South China Sea: US Navy Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
By Franz-Stefan Gady
It was the third freedom of navigation operation conducted during the presidency of Donald Trump.
July 24, 2017
Are Chinese Navy Spy Ships Within Exclusive Economic Zones Soon to Be a Fact of Life?
By Ankit Panda
China's double standard on military surveillance within exclusive economic zones becomes clearer.
July 22, 2017
One Year After the South China Sea Arbitration Award, Has China 'Won'?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The July 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling failed to change much in the South China Sea, but how far have things come?
July 19, 2017
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act: A Republican Vision for Engaging Southeast Asia
By Carl Thayer
Can the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act find strategic ballast?
July 19, 2017
A Chinese Spy Ship May Have Observed a THAAD Intercept Test, But That's Just Fine
By Ankit Panda
The United States is making little of the fact that a Chinese surveillance vessel watched a THAAD intercept test. That's no surprise.
July 10, 2017
US B-1B Bombers Fly Over South China Sea, Drawing Chinese Protest
By Ankit Panda
China accused the United States of flaunting its military force over the South China Sea following the flights.
July 04, 2017
China Reacts Angrily to Latest US South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
By Ankit Panda
China says the latest U.S. freedom of navigation operation "infringed upon" its sovereignty.
July 03, 2017
US Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near China-Held Island
By Ankit Panda
Just 39 days after a first operation, the Trump administration authorizes a second FONOP in the South China Sea.
June 26, 2017
US-China Talks in Washington Were Another Missed Opportunity on the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The first U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue didn't shift the needle in the South China Sea.