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The British are Coming to the South China Sea, and It's About Time

Julian Ku Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 9:00 AM

U.S. allies are beginning to perform Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea.

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Water Wars: U.S. FONOP Continues to Ripple Through South China Sea Dispute

Timothy Saviola, Nathan Swire Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 8:00 AM

Regional and maritime powers continue to posture between the U.S. freedom-of-navigation program and China’s reclamation efforts.

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The South China Sea and China's "Four Sha" Claim: New Legal Theory, Same Bad Argument

Julian Ku, Chris Mirasola Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 11:00 AM

China may abandon the "Nine-Dash Line" claim in the South China Sea, but it's not abandoning its bad legal arguments.

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Water Wars: China Displays Diplomatic Skill and Military Might

Eliot Kim, Jared Dummitt Sun, Aug 6, 2017, 9:49 AM

Last week, ASEAN and China took a step forward in their long quest for a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea, while the People’s Liberation Army flexed its muscles on its 90th anniversary.

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Water Wars: It’s Time to “Get Used to It” in the South China Sea

Jared Dummitt, Eliot Kim Fri, Jul 21, 2017, 11:54 AM

This week, the Chinese navy and air force carried out extensive operations—some of them unprecedented—in and around Japanese, Taiwanese, and American territorial waters.

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Assessing the South China Sea Arbitral Award after One Year: Why China Won and the U.S. is Losing

Julian Ku Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 12:00 AM

A year ago today, an arbitral tribunal formed pursuant to the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea issued a blockbuster award finding much of China’s conduct in the South China Sea in violation of international law.

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Water Wars: “Negative Factors” and No Good Answers

Jared Dummitt, Eliot Kim Fri, Jul 7, 2017, 9:30 AM

Aggressive U.S. Maneuvering in the South China Sea Is Upstaged by an Unexpected North Korean ICBM Test

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Why the U.S. Can’t Take Sides in South China Sea Sovereignty Disputes, Even Against China

Julian Ku Mon, Jun 19, 2017, 8:30 AM

An overview of the difficult diplomatic and legal consequences.

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Water Wars: Giving Pragmatic Engagement a Shot

Jimmy Chalk, Sarah Grant Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 9:27 AM

Just weeks after China’s roll-out of the world’s largest deep sea offshore platform, further developments in China’s exploration efforts affirm the country’s intent to explore the South China Sea’s oil and gas resources, and promise to add fuel to the region’s already simmering tensions.

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Forget the FONOPs — Just Fly, Sail and Operate Wherever International Law Allows

Peter A. Dutton, Isaac B. Kardon Sat, Jun 10, 2017, 10:10 AM

In the Spratlys, the routine exercise of freedom of navigation is vastly preferable to the reactive FONOP.

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South China Sea

The British are Coming to the South China Sea, and It's About Time

Water Wars

Water Wars: U.S. FONOP Continues to Ripple Through South China Sea Dispute

China

The South China Sea and China's "Four Sha" Claim: New Legal Theory, Same Bad Argument

Water Wars

Water Wars: China Displays Diplomatic Skill and Military Might

Water Wars

Water Wars: It’s Time to “Get Used to It” in the South China Sea

South China Sea

Assessing the South China Sea Arbitral Award after One Year: Why China Won and the U.S. is Losing

Water Wars

Water Wars: “Negative Factors” and No Good Answers

South China Sea

Why the U.S. Can’t Take Sides in South China Sea Sovereignty Disputes, Even Against China

Water Wars

Water Wars: Giving Pragmatic Engagement a Shot

South China Sea

Forget the FONOPs — Just Fly, Sail and Operate Wherever International Law Allows

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