Underwater Cables - A New Frontier for Competition?

The Difference Between China and Indonesia's Responses to Press Inquiries on the COC

UK-France and Australia-India Summits: Two Continents, One Direction

US FONOP in the South China Sea and its Associated Risks?

Will oil and gas issues in the South China Sea escalate in 2023?

Pacific Island nations – A strategic focus of the Biden administration

The Biden administration announced its Pacific Partnership Strategy on September 29, 2022, marking the first time the United States (the US) has had a standalone strategy document for the Pacific Island nations.

Japan and ASEAN Gradually Enhance Maritime Security Cooperation

As maritime domains and geopolitics in the South and East China Sea are increasingly interconnected, maritime security cooperation between Japan and Southeast Asian countries continues to rise.

Takeaways from the 2023 ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat

US Secretary of Defense’s Visit to the Philippines: A New Age of Bilateral Cooperation? 

Comparison of Different Indo-Pacific Strategies by European Actors

From 2019 to the present, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the European Union (EU) have respectively announced their own Indo-Pacific Strategies (IPS). While sharing the same goal of increasing presence in the region, these strategies have fundamental differences in terms of how to define the “Indo-Pacific” concept, the approach to China, prioritized fields, and implementation measures....