Summary Maritime issues are particularly important for Asian countries, where there is a high reliance on shipping routes for international trade, many difficult disputes over…
Topic: Maritime Security
Summary The South China Sea is a major strategic waterway for trade and oil shipments to Japan, Korea as well as southern China. It has…
Summary Ownership of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea is disputed between China and Japan, though historically the islands have been part of…
Summary Asian regional integration has shown remarkable progress since the end of the 1990s, but is currently at a major crossroads amid confusion of debate…
Summary Despite flourishing economic interactions and deepening interdependence, the current political and diplomatic relationship between Japan and China remains lukewarm at best. Indeed, bilateral relations…
Summary As tensions between Japan and China continue to bubble over islands in the East China Sea, scholars from the two countries outline not only…
Summary As the U.S. military presence in the Middle East winds down, Asia and the Pacific are receiving increased attention from the American national security…
Abstract China is building a modern and regionally powerful Navy with a modest but growing capability for conducting operations beyond China’s near-seas region. The question…
Abstract The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 and is a forum for discussion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime…
Abstract The rise of China has long been a growing concern among U.S. foreign policymakers. Of particular concern is the strength of Chinese military power…
Abstract Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has enjoyed an unparalleled ability to project military power around the globe, as the…
Abstract Tensions surrounding numerous maritime territorial disputes in East Asia have become a pressing challenge for U.S. foreign policymakers. Beginning around 2005-2006, long-disputed waters in…
Summary Using major new documentary sources, this book tells the story of why and how China built its nuclear submarine flotilla and the impact of…
Abstract Conventional narratives have largely ignored that, in Chinese eyes, the rich fishing grounds of the East and South China seas are as critical to…
Abstract Beijing’s purported energy security fears in the South China Sea are often exaggerated, as are both the interests of Asia’s great powers and questions…
