The U.S. Department of Defense Begins Drafting the 2025 National Defense Strategy and Nominates New Defense Officials: Policy Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region

Who Is the Real “Free-Rider”?

PLA Navy's Trainings/Exercises in the Western Pacific

UNCLOS’ Values and Viet Nam’s National Interests after 30

Viet Nam signed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982 and ratified the document in 1994. Since then, the Convention has allowed Viet Nam to: (i) established domestic maritime regulations in line with international standards; (ii) manage maritime disputes with others; and (iii) exert influence in the international system via platforms based on UNCLOS. These are in line...

Is the U.S. Falling Behind in the Shipbuilding Race with China?

Is China's "Grey Zone" in the South China Sea No Longer Effective?

How International Law Addresses Piracy and Current Limits

International law addresses piracy through various ways, especially via the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (hereby referred to as UNCLOS) as well as multiple instruments under the International Maritime Organization (IMO), including treaties, guidelines, codes of conducts or recommendations, etc. These documents provide the definition of piracy and how parties should address...

Chinese Survey Vessel in the "Extended Continental Shelf" of the U.S: Legal or not?

SCO25: A Strategic Success for China?

Will "One Theater" Concept Work?