Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

March 31, 2025: During January 2025 Chinese and Filipino coast guard ships collided ships in the South China Sea near Second Thomas Shoal. Four Filipino crewmen were injured. China also employed 40 ...

Here are the key developments on the 1,063rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In 2050, the South China Sea is no longer a flashpoint of geopolitical rivalry but a dynamic epicenter of global cooperation. The region, once defined by competing territorial claims, has evolved ...

In a landmark move aimed at modernizing the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the U.S. State Department has approved a potential $5 ...

Cambodia has completed expansion of its main naval base, largely financed by China. The project has some worried China will use it to exert influence on the contested South China sea.

The transformation into full island bases will afford more real estate for anti-ship artillery and rocket systems ... It is also unlikely to make a major impact on negotiations for the ASEAN–China ...

Credit: X/Pete Hegseth China’s military says that it conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the same day that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in Manila and reaffirmed ...

Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. The risk of conflict in ...