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Asia-Pacific, Territorial and Law of the Sea Disputes

South China Sea: FONOPS Not Enough, Time for Boots on the Ground, Active Neutrality

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By Alex Calvo After a long wait, the US Navy resumed FON (Freedom of Navigation) operations in the South China Sea (last carried out in 2012) on 27 October, with USS Lassen sailing within 12 nautical miles of Subi and Mischief Reefs, and conducting actions incompatible with innocent passage, in order to make it clear … Continue reading South China Sea: FONOPS Not Enough, Time for Boots on the Ground, Active Neutrality →

Capability Analysis, Europe

The Development of Russian Naval Capabilities after the Cold War

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Russia Resurgent Topic Week By Patrick Truffer The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union led to a weakening of the former Soviet Armed Forces. It was not until after the turn of the millennium that Russia directed its efforts towards qualitative rearmament and simultaneously shifted its focus to strategic … Continue reading The Development of Russian Naval Capabilities after the Cold War →

Asia-Pacific, History, Territorial and Law of the Sea Disputes

He Who Defends Everything Defends Nothing

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He who defends everything defends nothing: The Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, the South China Sea, and Sabah and the Sultanate of Sulu By Alex Calvo Introduction. The Philippines’ South China Sea strategy brings together rearmament, rapprochement with the US, tighter security and defense links with Japan, and an international arbitration case under UNCLOS, whose fate is … Continue reading He Who Defends Everything Defends Nothing →

Asia-Pacific, Territorial and Law of the Sea Disputes

South China Sea: International Arbitration moves forward as PAC rules on Jurisdiction

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By Alex Calvo Introduction: the Philippines’ International Arbitration Case moves Forward Despite Beijing’s refusal to take part in the proceedings, on 29 October the Court of Permanent Arbitration (PCA) issued a ruling on jurisdiction and admissibility of the UNCLOS arbitration case launched by the Philippines against China. The Court unanimously decided that it had jurisdiction … Continue reading South China Sea: International Arbitration moves forward as PAC rules on Jurisdiction →