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US given OK to enforce maritime law around Palau as Washington vies with China for Pacific influence
BANGKOK - The United States has signed a new agreement with Palau, which gives American ships the authorization to unilaterally enforce maritime regulations in the tiny Pacific island nation’s..
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As Australia strengthens its ties with the Philippines, it’s wading even further into the dangerous South China Sea
At the end of last week, 1,200 Australian troops took part in a joint military exercise in the Philippines with hundreds of Filipino and American forces. Their mission: simulating the retaking of an..
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Laser and Water Cannon Diplomacy in the South China Sea
The South China Sea dispute presents several relatively new phenomena in the modern study of relations among nations. In this seven-country disagreement, we can see how a country deliberately built..
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Keeping tabs on China’s murky maritime manoeuvres
America and its allies are using whizzy new tools to track China’s military activity and illegal fishing. IN JANUARY 2021 a fleet of Chinese fishing vessels approached the coast of Oman, apparently..
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China’s naval presence in Indian Ocean raises concerns for Indo-Pacific security
China's expansion of its naval power and the aggressive posture it has adopted in the Indo-Pacific region will be a significant topic of discussion at the upcoming G-7 and QUAD summits.
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'Trojan Horse': Why US officials have raised alarm over giant Chinese cargo canes
Ever since US shot down a giant Chinese surveillance balloon over its airspace last month, there has been heightened global scrutiny on the scale of Beijing's spying operations.
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How a new Vietnam-Indonesia deal will affect South China Sea disputes
A recent agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea will likely smooth over the occasionally tense relationship between the two South East Asian nations.
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[OPINION] A trilateral option for maritime security: Can the Philippines and Japan make it work?
The region’s geopolitical landscape is about to change, after President Marcos and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the possible formation of a security triad involving the Philippines, Japan,..
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