Developing a Scarborough Contingency Plan
To block Chinese reclamation, Philippine assets must prepare to take the lead in intervention at short notice.
Will Others Respect Precedent Set in the Philippines’ Case?
U.S. ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea has bipartisan support, but it could lead to the loss of 200 exclusive economic zones
Will Indonesia, Provoked, Now Choose to Lead on the South China Sea?
Law enforcement clash in the South China Sea leaves Indonesia caught between attracting Chinese investment and protecting its own sovereignty
The Philippines and Japan Sign New Defense Agreement
Philippine defense secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Japane […]
Managing Sino-U.S. Disagreements in the South China Sea
Will issue divergence overcome the U.S. and China’s common interests and lead to a violent confrontation? Our analysis suggests not.
“Self-Restraint” with Japanese Characteristics
Japan’s model of self-restraint in the Senkaku Islands is a model of regional stability for China in the South China Sea
The South China Sea Tests
Following the U.S.-ASEAN leaders’ summit tensions rise, testing international rules and norms
Vietnam’s South China Sea Approach after National Congress
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was unanimously reel […]
A Tumultuous 2016 in the South China Sea
This promises to be a landmark year for the claimant co […]
Seeing the Forest through the SAMs on Woody Island
The recent deployment of Chinese surface-to-air missile […]
Sunnylands and America’s Pivot to ASEAN
China may be gaining the strategic upper-hand in […]
South China Sea FONOP 2.0: A Step in the Right Direction
The Navy destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur passed within 12 n […]
Getting the Balance Right: Singapore and Sino-U.S. Rivalry in the South China Sea
In November, Singapore hosted a visit by Chinese presid […]
Is There Drinkable Water and Topsoil on Itu Aba?
I visited Itu Aba, or Taiping Island in Chinese, on Dec […]
Time is of the Essence in South China Sea Arbitration Case
The timing of the decision by the Permanent Court of Ar […]
Malaysia: Recalibrating Its South China Sea Policy?
For a little over a year, between 2013 and the first qu […]
Possible Consequences of the Philippines’ South China Sea Arbitration Case
The Philippines’ arbitration case against China has cre […]
An Interview with Shen Lyu-shun, Representative of the Republic of China to the United States
Shen Lyu-shun, representative of the Republic of China […]
AMTI Director Gregory Poling on the CogitAsia Podcast
AMTI Director Gregory Poling visits the CogitAsia podca […]
An Interview with Paul Reichler, Lead Counsel for the Philippines in its Case against China
Paul Reicher, partner at Foley Hoag and lead counsel fo […]
Confidence Building through Climate Change in the South China Sea
More than 190 nations have converged in Paris for the U […]
Regional Summits and the South China Sea: Wading Into the Storm
Ahead of this month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation […]
Xi’s Vietnam Visit: More Symbol than Substance
President Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam on November 5-6 […]
An Interview with Gregory Poling on FONOPS, Arbitration, and South China Sea Strategy
AMTI director Gregory Poling sits down with Colm Quinn […]
Can Japan Join U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea?
The United States has started long overdue freedom of n […]
An Interview with Bonnie Glaser on FONOPs and China’s Reaction
Bonnie Glaser, director of the CSIS China Power Project […]
How the U.S. FON Program Is Lawful and Legitimate
The U.S. Freedom of Navigation (FON) Program has recent […]
How Will China Respond to Future U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations?
On October 27, the USS Lassen carried out the first fre […]
The U.S. Asserts Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea
After months of internal debate within the Obama admini […]