The Philippines Armed Forces will upgrade the airstrip on Thitu Island, among other improvement.

Gregory Poling joins the podcast to go over recent events near Thitu Island in the South China Sea.

Recent events near Pag-asa Island raise distressing questions.

Beijing has a habit of signing, and then ignoring, “guiding principles” on maintaining the status quo in disputed areas.

The recent ASEAN meetings capped an alarming trend of eroding U.S. influence.

It was the third freedom of navigation operation conducted during the presidency of Donald Trump.

The three countries jointly called for China and the Philippines to abide by last year's arbitral ruling.

China welcomes the ASEAN joint communique and expresses confidences in the prospects for China-ASEAN relations

How much trade actually transits the South China Sea every year?

As ASEAN nears its 50th anniversary, what challenges does it face as a regional organization?

The July 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling failed to change much in the South China Sea, but how far have things come?

Can the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act find strategic ballast?

Beijing's behavior continues to flout the July 12 ruling, but it'll stand as a historical fact.

Rodrigo Duterte's entry into the Philippine presidency in June 2016 carried important geopolitical consequences.

China accused the United States of flaunting its military force over the South China Sea following the flights.

Just 39 days after a first operation, the Trump administration authorizes a second FONOP in the South China Sea.