Collision between China and the Philippines in Second Thomas Shoal: Developments and Consequences

On June 17, the Philippine special forces and civil rescue forces used a transport ship and five high-speed rubber boats to supply soldiers stationing on the stranded BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal. In response, China deployed coast guard ships and boats to block, ram, spray water cannons, board the deck, tow away two rubber boats, seize eight infantry guns, injure eight people, and temporarily...

Roundtable Discussion on Artificial Intelligence Governance

On June 25th, 2024, the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV), in partnership with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) of Switzerland, organized the roundtable discussion "AI Governance in Southeast Asia".

The Philippine Submission: Third Round of Note-Verbal Battle?

On 14 June 2024, the Philippines Permanent Mission in New York presented to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) a partial submission containing information on the outer limits of a portion of its continental shelf extending beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines used to measure the breadth of the territorial sea. This submission is in accordance with the 1982 United Nations...

[NEW LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA] The Philippines’s new submission to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

On June 14, the Philippines submitted to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) a submission on the extended continental shelf in the Western Palawan region. This is the second submission by the Philippines; previously, the country had submitted a claim in 2009 for the Benham Rise region in the Pacific Ocean. On June 19, the Summary of the Submission was made public...

Strengthening Connectivity with the Indo-Pacific: Proposals for the Development of Submarine Cables in Vietnam

Vietnam should consider constructing submarine cable lines connecting to Sydney and Chennai, as well as a domestic coastal cable system, and facilitate joint ventures between Vietnamese enterprises

US-Cambodia Relations: What Drives the New Shifts?

Forecasts suggest that while continuing to maintain and strengthen its relationship with China, Cambodia will seek to enhance ties with the US because of numerous factors.

Maritime Domain Awareness in Cooperation and Competition in the South China Sea

China’s “Grey Zone” Activities in the Taiwan Strait: A “Greyer” Future for Cross-Strait Relations?

In his inaugural speech on May 20, the new Taipei leader Lai Ching-te mentioned China a total of seven times. Notably, Lai openly criticised China’s “grey zone” activities, stating that “China’s military actions and “grey zone” activities are considered the greatest strategic challenges to peace and stability in the world”.

New Taiwan's Leader and Early Policy Indicators

The inauguration of Lai Ching-te, the new leader of the Taiwan, on May 20, 2024, has attracted significant debates about the future of cross-strait relations, U.S.-Taiwan ties, and Taiwan's potential policy shifts toward the region.

FROM THE SEA Ep 5 | China's View on the South China Sea Code of Conduct (w. Zhou Bo)

In the second part of the conversation with Senior Colonel (ret.) Zhou Bo from the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University (China), South China Sea Studies ask him about the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, as well as China's view on recent geopolitical developments in the region.