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U.S. Freedom of Navigation Program
![US Freedom of Navigation Challenges in South China Sea on Hold US Freedom of Navigation Challenges in South China Sea on Hold](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-10_15-11-05.jpg)
US Freedom of Navigation Challenges in South China Sea on Hold
By Steven Stashwick
Apparent deference to other issues echoes Obama principles in region.
![US FONOPs Actually Conceded Maritime Rights to China US FONOPs Actually Conceded Maritime Rights to China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-19_13-41-10.jpg)
US FONOPs Actually Conceded Maritime Rights to China
By Joseph Bosco
By conducting FONOPs as innocent passage, the Obama administration tacitly acknowledged Chinese territorial seas.
![Downplaying Sino-US Tensions in the South China Sea Downplaying Sino-US Tensions in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-08_17-27-14.jpg)
Downplaying Sino-US Tensions in the South China Sea
By Hunter Marston
How to help ease tensions in what is often called the world's most important bilateral relationship.
![US South China Sea FONOPs to Increase in Scope, Complexity: Commander US South China Sea FONOPs to Increase in Scope, Complexity: Commander](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-16_22-57-47.jpg)
US South China Sea FONOPs to Increase in Scope, Complexity: Commander
By Prashanth Parameswaran
PACOM commander Harry Harris reveals what the future outlook might be for US FONOPs.
![The Strategist, the Lawyer and the South China Sea The Strategist, the Lawyer and the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-22_13-20-05.jpg)
The Strategist, the Lawyer and the South China Sea
By Kerry Lynn Nankivell
Understanding law and politics in contested waters.
![Is the Pentagon Out of Step with the White House on China? Is the Pentagon Out of Step with the White House on China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-21_13-46-09.jpg)
Is the Pentagon Out of Step with the White House on China?
By Amitai Etzioni
Recent events suggest it might be.
![Debating Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea Debating Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-19_12-28-44.jpg)
Debating Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea
By Sam Bateman
Continuing the debate on the value of U.S. FONOPs, Sam Bateman responds.
![Gunboat Diplomacy in the South China Sea Gunboat Diplomacy in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-18_05-57-23.jpg)
Gunboat Diplomacy in the South China Sea
By Kun-Chin Lin and Andrés Villar Gertner
We’re entering a new phase in political signaling by China and the U.S.
![Chinese Nationalist Sentiment After the US South China Sea Patrol Chinese Nationalist Sentiment After the US South China Sea Patrol](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-02_07-19-24.jpg)
Chinese Nationalist Sentiment After the US South China Sea Patrol
By Nhung Bui
How did Chinese commentators respond after last week’s freedom of navigation patrol?
![Why US FON Operations in the South China Sea Make Sense Why US FON Operations in the South China Sea Make Sense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-31_01-09-03.jpg)
Why US FON Operations in the South China Sea Make Sense
By Jonathan G. Odom
The U.S. Navy’s Freedom of Navigation Program is an important expression of international law.
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