By Nguyen Thanh Trung — The award by the permanent court of arbitration in the Philippines-China case over the South China Sea is two years past, but its effect remains in doubt. When the arbitral tribunal’s decision came out, it…
By South China Sea Expert Working Group — This is the first product of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) CSIS Expert Working Group on the South China Sea, which seeks to chart a feasible model for claimants to manage the maritime…
In this episode we discuss altering the U.S. policy approach to the South China Sea. Where does the South China Sea rank in the pecking order of U.S. policy interests? How much risk should America be willing to take over these…
By Gregory Poling — Beijing’s behavior over the last six months has not been what many expected after the Philippines’ sweeping arbitral victory in July. There has been no new island-building, no blockade of Filipino marines stationed at Second Thomas…
By Huong Le Thu — Vietnam’s new president Tran Dai Quang made one of his first international trips to Singapore August 28-30. During his visit, Quang reiterated Vietnam’s emphasis on the rule of law in safeguarding peace, concerns about the…
In the first segment of their three-part discussion, CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative director Greg Poling and Paul Reichler, partner at Foley Hoag and lead counsel for the Philippines’ in its recently-concluded arbitration case against China, discuss the tribunal’s judgment…
By Amrita Jash — Following a temporary thaw in China-Japan relations after the 2015 Security Talks, maritime territorial tensions have ramped up again in the East China Sea. In the recent talks between Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Shinzo…
By Gregory Poling, Michael J. Green, Murray Hiebert, Christopher K. Johnson, Amy Searight & Bonnie Glaser — Today an arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued a long-awaited ruling in Manila’s case against Beijing’s claims…
By Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit — Now that the Permanent Court of Arbitration has released its decision on the case lodged by the Philippines against China, Manila should immediately set the tone of what is to follow. In the days…
By Samuel Glickstein — Laos assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in January 2016, and with it the responsibility for maintaining ASEAN unity. However, maritime disputes in the South China Sea threaten Vientiane’s ability to…