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How to Help ASEAN Address South China Sea ‘Gray-zone’ Challenges

QUAD and EU ‘maritime domain awareness’ initiatives are a good start — but there is much to be improved on.

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.

U.S.-China Competition Presents Vietnam with Risks and Opportunities

Amid strategic rivalry, Vietnam wants peace and stability in the region so it can focus on economic development.

‘Transparentizing’ - A new tool for ‘information warfare’ in the South China Sea

Over the past few months, some stakeholders in the South China Sea - typically the Philippines, China and the US - have the tendency to “increase transparency” on the ground, especially with regard to activities of their rivals. This trend can provide the international community with more awareness of developments at sea, but can also be a tactic to gain public support.

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 quick look at this Strategy.

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 the Award in particular and the South China Sea in general.

The East Sea Institute participates in the CSIS’s 13th Annual South China Sea Conference

On June 28, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) organized the 13th annual South China Sea Conference in Washington, D.C., the United States. Assoc Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Thị Lan Anh, Director General of the East Sea Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, was a panelist at the second session on “Legal Developments and Dispute Management”.

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 and the Maldives have reasons to rejoice at this outcome.