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International Law
![South China Sea: Fourth US FONOP in Five Months Suggests a New Operational Rhythm South China Sea: Fourth US FONOP in Five Months Suggests a New Operational Rhythm](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-13567113613_62fb06765e_z.jpg)
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.
![Intelligence Gathering in the Maritime Domain: Is China Using Double Standards? Intelligence Gathering in the Maritime Domain: Is China Using Double Standards?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-20_02-35-58.jpg)
Intelligence Gathering in the Maritime Domain: Is China Using Double Standards?
By Mark J. Valencia
Appraising the existence of a Chinese "double standard" on EEZ surveillance requires a close look at the evidence.
![South China Sea: A Chinese 'Invasion' Near the Philippines' Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys? South China Sea: A Chinese 'Invasion' Near the Philippines' Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-pagasa.jpg)
South China Sea: A Chinese 'Invasion' Near the Philippines' Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys?
By Ankit Panda
Recent events near Pag-asa Island raise distressing questions.
![A Year Later, the South China Sea Award Stands as Evidence of China's Rule-Breaking Behavior A Year Later, the South China Sea Award Stands as Evidence of China's Rule-Breaking Behavior](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-issue_images_90_2_kim2.jpg)
A Year Later, the South China Sea Award Stands as Evidence of China's Rule-Breaking Behavior
By Ankit Panda
Beijing's behavior continues to flout the July 12 ruling, but it'll stand as a historical fact.
![The Drug War, the South China Sea, and Terrorism in Mindanao: Reviewing Duterte's First Year The Drug War, the South China Sea, and Terrorism in Mindanao: Reviewing Duterte's First Year](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-duterte-asean-summit.jpg)
The Drug War, the South China Sea, and Terrorism in Mindanao: Reviewing Duterte's First Year
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Rodrigo Duterte's entry into the Philippine presidency in June 2016 carried important geopolitical consequences.
![How India Saw the ICJ's Stay in the Kulbhushan Jadhav Case How India Saw the ICJ's Stay in the Kulbhushan Jadhav Case](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-13_16-59-46.jpg)
How India Saw the ICJ's Stay in the Kulbhushan Jadhav Case
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
The ICJ granting a stay in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case convinced India of its righteousness.
![China Mulls Maritime Law Revisions, Codifying Its South China Sea Practices China Mulls Maritime Law Revisions, Codifying Its South China Sea Practices](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-17_04-37-22.jpg)
China Mulls Maritime Law Revisions, Codifying Its South China Sea Practices
By Ankit Panda
Freedom of navigation with Chinese characteristics may be incoming.
![A US Navy Blockade in the South China Sea Is Not Sound Strategy A US Navy Blockade in the South China Sea Is Not Sound Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-25_19-38-27.jpg)
A US Navy Blockade in the South China Sea Is Not Sound Strategy
By Robert Farley
Rex Tillerson's South China Sea comments just don't make strategic sense.
![The Trump Administration Needs a Clear South China Sea Policy The Trump Administration Needs a Clear South China Sea Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-23_23-22-58.jpg)
The Trump Administration Needs a Clear South China Sea Policy
By Ankit Panda
The first mention of the South China Sea by the new U.S. administration in office leaves more questions than it answers.
![International Law Is Under Siege in the South China Sea International Law Is Under Siege in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-19_13-41-10.jpg)
International Law Is Under Siege in the South China Sea
By Douglas Gates
China is the latest to flout international law, but the United States paved the way.
![Rex Tillerson’s South China Sea Proposal Won’t Work Rex Tillerson’s South China Sea Proposal Won’t Work](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-13_16-59-03.jpg)
Rex Tillerson’s South China Sea Proposal Won’t Work
By John Glaser
Rex Tillerson's plan for the South China Sea is unworkable.
![South China Sea: Philippine Fishermen Gain Access to Scarborough Shoal After Duterte's China Trip South China Sea: Philippine Fishermen Gain Access to Scarborough Shoal After Duterte's China Trip](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-28_15-13-28.jpg)
South China Sea: Philippine Fishermen Gain Access to Scarborough Shoal After Duterte's China Trip
By Ankit Panda
Is China extending an olive branch to the Philippines ahead of bilateral talks?