ASEAN Secretary General calls for peaceful settlement of East Sea issue

Debates Surrounding the US Declaring Extended Continental Shelf

United States Coast Guard's Increasing Role in the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific

In the past few years, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has been expanding its activities in the South China Sea in particular and the Indo-Pacific in general.

Quick Takes on Lithuania's Indo-Pacific Strategy

On July 5, a week before hosting the 2023 NATO Summit, Lithuania released its own Indo-Pacific Strategy, becoming the 6th European country to devise such document (after France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and the Czech Republic, if not including the EU). A few observations could be made from a...

Reactions of the Parties on the 7th Anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award

On the 7th anniversary of the final ruling rendered by the Arbitral Tribunal in the arbitration between the Philippines and China concerning the South China Sea (July 12, 2016 - July 12, 2023), some countries, including claimants and non-claimants, issued statements expressing their positions regarding...

Mauritius v. Maldives: One Judgement, Two Victors

On 28 April, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued its final Judgment on the dispute concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Mauritius and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, finally ending the dispute that had lasted for over three years. Both Mauritius...

Chinese Defense Minister’s Visit to Russia and Concerns from Outsiders

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu officially visited Russia from April 15th to April 17th, 2023. The visit was closely monitored by the West due to their belief that the increasingly closer relationship between China and Russia, both politically and militarily, may result in China’s decision to provide...