Abstract: This commentary describes an opportunity for clarification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ‘regime of islands.’ It describes…
Topic: Maritime Security
Abstract: In this Maritime Century, the notion of “sea blindness” is an interesting development. There is a perception that Australia has long experienced a “sea…
Description: In the sphere of future global politics, no region will be as hotly contested as the Asia-Pacific, where great power interests collide amid the…
Description: In this article, Satake examines the competing interpretations of the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) concept first introduced by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Abstract: After nearly two years, the Trump administration’s approach to the Indo-Pacific region has finally taken shape. Its objectives are a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”,…
Abstract: The concept of the Indo-Pacific plays a role of growing importance in the way the world is coming to terms with China’s power and…
Abstract: The growing pluralization of Chinese society has made China’s foreign policy decision-making more complicated. As a result, traditional state-centric approaches to analysing China’s foreign…
Abstract: Although nearly twenty joint development agreements have been signed since the 1950s, only a few have been implemented and even fewer have achieved successful…
Abstract: This article argues that by creating a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy” (FOIPS) in 2016, Japan has engaged in “tactical hedging” to cope with…
Abstract: The paper analyses Bangladesh-India maritime connectivity in the Bay of Bengal region from a Bangladesh perspective. It aims at contributing to emerging literature on…
Abstract: The Bay of Bengal has for centuries been the scene of commercial and cultural interactions between the surrounding countries. In contrast, the second half…
Abstract: Motivated by regional economic integration and geo-strategic interests, the Bay of Bengal (BOB) littorals are now striving to build land and maritime connectivities to…
Abstract: There is a growing understanding among maritime security practitioners of the importance of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) as an essential enabler of maritime security.…
Abstract: Donald Trump’s presidency and its consequent policies have spurred a series of geopolitical developments upending America’s core beliefs about globalization. Trump’s unilateral disruptions on…
Abstract: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s strategic pursuit of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, anchored in his conceptualisation of the ‘Confluence of the Two Seas’ and…
