FROM THE SEA Ep1 | Philippines' South China Sea Policy under Marcos (with Richard Heydarian)

FROM THE SEA is the first podcast from Vietnam to focus on geopolitical and security developments with regard to the South China Sea as a connected area in the regional maritime landscape. In our first episode, Professor Richard Heydarian (University of the Philippines) shares his thoughts about the new Philippine president's first steps in managing ties with China, with respect to the South China...

10th Ocean Dialogue: “Offshore Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Challenges to Green Transition”

On March 23, 2023, in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) co-organized the 10th Ocean Dialogue under the theme “Offshore Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Challenges to Green Transition”.

'Pieces' of Biden’s Indo-Pacific Visions via US Policy Documents in 2022

If 2021 was the year for the Biden administration to stabilize the apparatus of the government and draft the policy visions, 2022 was a year to announce and implement those policies. In the second half of 2022 alone, a series of major foreign policy documents and statements were released, many of which are related to the Indo-Pacific, such as the new Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), the statement on The...

The prospects of Philippines’ joint patrols in the South China Sea

The Many “Firsts” in Philippines - US Salaknib and Balikatan 2023 Exercises

Borders Reopened, Swift Recovery?

After almost three years of pursuing the zero-Covid policy, on January 1st, 2023, China officially reopened its economy, with blockade measures lifted in many areas.   

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?