Geoffrey Hartman, Author at Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

A Dramatic Year Fails to Smooth the South China Sea

By Gregory Poling and Geoffrey Hartman | July 28, 2017 | Categories: AMTI Update

The Seventh Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference on July 18 brought together security, legal, and environmental experts to review events of the past year. The participants had a lot of ground to cover: the impact of the arbitral tribunal’s award in Manila’s case against Beijing, the near-completion of China’s artificial island bases in the Spratly Islands, and the […]

South China Sea Guidelines for the New Administration

By Amy Searight and Geoffrey Hartman | January 27, 2017 | Categories: South China Sea, United States

A critical and early Chinese test of U.S. resolve is likely to come in the South China Sea, where Washington has struggled to respond effectively to assertive Chinese behavior.

Taking Stock of the Alliance as the Philippines Prepares for Trump

By Geoffrey Hartman | December 7, 2016 | Categories: Philippines, United States

Key agreements and relationships remain in place for a U.S.-Philippine alliance reset under the incoming Donald Trump administration, but there are reasons to be skeptical about whether the relationship can be put back on an upward trajectory.