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Spratly Islands
How China Maintains Strategic Ambiguity in the South China Sea
By Graham Webster
For now, careful Chinese officials have denied opponents specific grounds on which to argue.
Both the US and China Benefit From US Navy's Freedom of Navigation Assertions
By Dingding Chen
And so U.S.-China tensions over the South China Sea enter a new era. What can be expected?
How the Rest of Asia Reacted to US Navy Patrol Near China's Man-Made Island
By Jake Douglas
We know China wasn't happy. What about everyone else?
Lassen Faire in the South China Sea: Takeaways From the First US FONOP
By Ankit Panda
What does the U.S. Navy's first freedom of navigation operation near a Chinese man-made island really mean?
China’s Lighthouses in the Spratlys
By Ting-Hui Lin
The legal significance of China’s lighthouse construction on two features in the Spratlys.
Further Militarizing the South China Sea May Undermine Freedom of Navigation
By Doug Bandow and Eric Gomez
U.S. plans to conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea will further destabilize the region.
Examining the Flaws of a South China Sea Code of Conduct
By Ching Chang
A South China Sea Code of Conduct presents several challenges.
Which South China Sea Island Holds the Greatest Military Significance?
By Greg Austin
Hainan and China’s unfinished frontier wars.
One Step Closer to US Freedom of Navigation Patrols in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
Washington's moving closer and closer to staging freedom of navigation patrols near China's artificial islands.
China-US War Over Taiwan and Spratlys: Which Side Would Win?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new RAND report analyzes US and Chinese military capabilities based on two future war scenarios.
The Chinese Cyber Threat in the South China Sea
By Anni Piiparinen
ASEAN needs to get serious about the role of cyberspace in conflicts over the South China Sea.
South China Sea: Satellite Imagery Shows China’s Buildup on Fiery Cross Reef
By Victor Robert Lee
The new capabilities may include sophisticated over-the-horizon radar.