3 月 2017 | Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Raging Waters in Benham Rise

By Jay Batongbacal | 22 3 月, 2017 | Categories: Philippines

Philippine secretary of national defense Delfin Lorenzana stirred up a political maelstrom in Manila last week with the revelation that Chinese survey vessels were apparently conducting oceanographic research work off the east coast of Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines.

Dealmaker in Paradise

By Sarah Watson | 16 3 月, 2017 | Categories: Indian Ocean

A rumored Saudi Arabian plan to buy an atoll in the Maldives is unlikely to significantly alter the Indian Ocean security environment. The concern the plan has provoked, however, is a sign of how sensitive regional governments have become to any developments that appear to threaten the region’s fragile order.

Podcast: Cloudy Horizon in U.S.-Philippine Relations

By AMTI Leadership and Gregory Poling | 13 3 月, 2017 | Categories: Philippines, United States

AMTI Director Gregory Poling discusses the implications of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's relationship with Donald Trump, its impact on the U.S.-PH alliance and maritime security, the fallout from Duterte’s drug war, and the decisions facing both sides.

The Era of Coast Guards in the Asia Pacific is Upon Us

By Lyle Morris | 8 3 月, 2017 | Categories: China, Coast Guard, East China Sea, South China Sea

On its face, having coast guards patrol large bodies of disputed territory might be cause for optimism. But the way coast guards are employed in the South China Sea as blunt instruments to assert state power gives more cause for concern than optimism.

Under Duterte, ASEAN Could Cede Clout for Consensus

By Richard Javad Heydarian | 7 3 月, 2017 | Categories: ASEAN, South China Sea

Country-level pragmatic calculations may contribute to more peaceful relations among claimant states, but risk driving ASEAN into total irrelevance as China shapes the regional agenda on its own terms.