The article examines China’s maritime claims as of January 2017, highlighting an international arbitral tribunal ruling that invalidated China’s nine-dash line and other maritime activities…
Topic: Maritime Security
Abstract Chinese confrontational behavior in the East and South China Seas has led observers to assert that it has a “Monroe Doctrine.” These discussions, however,…
Abstract If facing down a hostile actor in the “gray zone” is hard for a single actor, such as the United States, it is doubly…
Abstract China has staged an impressive buildup of naval might. Like past newcomers to maritime competition—Imperial Germany and the Soviet Union, to name two—this historic…
Abstract Among the multiple dimensions of the tous azimuths modernisation of Chinese naval forces, the development of China’s anti-access capacity has recently elicited considerable interest.…
Summary This volume examines the Chinese foreign policy framework today and traces its evolution since the post-Mao era. Through the consideration of China’s relations with…
Summary China is again undergoing a period of significant transition. Internally, China’s leaders are addressing challenges to the economy and other domestic issues after three…
Abstract Control over access to the Indian Ocean is often seen through a highly securitised lens. Strategic actors have long sought to use geographical constraints…
Vietnam-India relations have been nurtured over several centuries. In recent years, the bilateral political relationship has been upgraded to strategic and comprehensive strategic partnership in…
Abstract How do states determine which geographical areas will be included in their territorial and maritime claims? This article uses an in-depth case study of…
Introduction During a visit to Tokyo in 2015, Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo publicly rejected China’s so-called nine-dash or U-shaped line claim in the South China…
Abstract The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is in the midst of improving its nuclear arsenal, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Since the details of this…
Abstract One of the most remarkable developments in contemporary international affairs is the rapid shift of outsiders’ perception on China. Not too long ago, people…
Abstract Coping with gray-zone situations is particularly challenging for Japan because its security posture is based on a binary system that complicates coordination between civilian…
Abstract Abe Shinzō has pledged to “take Japan back” from its constraining postwar regime. Redesigned institutions for intelligence and security policy coordination and “proactive pacifism”…
