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 ...

In international relations, the role of media public opinion dissemination is not only the transmission of information, but also the carrier of power games and ideological competition. As a highly ...

Occupied by Vietnam since the 1980s, the reef in the Spratly Islands is claimed by several countries, in a dispute that has intensified as China and the United States vie for influence in the ...

On March 29, China Media Group launched the Expert Committee on South China Sea Studies in Sanya, Hainan Province, China. The ...

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 ...

Respondents from other claimant states like Vietnam (49 per cent) and Brunei (45.6 per cent) also said it was a top preoccupation. Asked what their top South China Sea concerns were, respondents ...

Vietnam is facing 46 per cent tariffs, making it – along with China – one of the countries worst hit by the levies Trump imposed on allies and rivals alike. Some observers have predicted that ...

A growing network of military partnerships is reshaping the security dynamics in Asia as countries around the South China Sea ...

evidently in response to China’s aggression in the South China Sea. This is most obvious in increased cooperation between the coast guards of the three countries – Indonesia, the Philippines and ...

The survey findings, released by the ISEAS think tank, show a return for the US as ASEAN’s preferred partner after it fell ...

Espionage accusations between China and the Philippines risk escalating bilateral tensions, with fallout expected to spill into economic ties and dampen Chinese investment in the Southeast Asian ...