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Spratly Islands
US Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Gaven, Johnson Reefs
By Ankit Panda
The latest U.S. FONOP testing Chinese maritime claims comes at a time of heightened U.S.-China bilateral tensions.
South China Sea: Philippine Navy Flagship Runs Aground at Half-Moon Shoal
By Ankit Panda
BRP Gregorio del Pilar is being recovered after suffering damage.
Maintaining the International Order in Asian Seas
By Jun Tsuruta
Why international law is the basis for settling maritime disputes.
US 2019 Defense Bill Calls for Public Reporting on China's Militarization Activities in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The 2019 NDAA calls on the U.S. Department of Defense to make public Chinese militarization activities in the South China Sea.
Is China Using Force or Coercion in the South China Sea?
By Constantinos Yiallourides
Why words matter.
China's Island Build-Up: The View From Space
By SpaceKnow
Satellite images reveal the scope of China's expanded presence.
What Will It Take for the PLAN to Come Back to RIMPAC?
By Ankit Panda
A lot, if you ask the U.S. Senate.
China’s New Missiles in the Spratlys May be a Turning Point
By Steven Stashwick
There is no longer any reason for China to acknowledge the diplomatic fig leaf of Xi Jinping’s “militarization” assurance.
The South China Sea Conundrum for the United States
By Robert Farley
What is left for the United States to do about China's militarization of the South China Sea?
China Deploys Long-Range Anti-Ship and Anti-Air Missiles to Spratly Islands For First Time
By Steven Stashwick
Missiles are unambiguous 'militarization' of disputed islands.
China Condemns US FONOP Near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The United States Navy has carried out another freedom of navigation operation around Mischief Reef.
Learning From the Battle of the Spratly Islands
By Koh Swee Lean Collin and Ngo Minh Tri
Vietnam fought China in the South China Sea before and it should be ready to do so again.