Viet Nam's baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin: an Overview and a Commentary

On February 21, 2025, the Vietnamese Government issued a declaration establishing Viet Nam's baseline for measuring the breadth of Viet Nam’s territorial seas in the Gulf of Tonkin (or Gulf of Bac Bo).

Trump 2.0’s First Address to Congress: Partisan Divide, Far-Right Rhetoric, and Radical Individualism?

Slovenia voices support for the South China Sea Arbitration Award 2016 for the first time

50 Days of Trump: The South China Sea in the United States’ Foreign Policy

After 50 days in office, the Trump 2.0 Administration has undertaken major shifts in foreign policy, inducing much uncertainty and confusion to allies and adversaries alike. Nevertheless, the United States’ engagement in the South China Sea under Trump 2.0 – or “Trump 2.0’s South China Sea policy” – remain relatively stable. What are the reasons behind this tendency, and will such stability persist...

The Republican Party in the Trump 2.0 Era: One’s Loss, Another's Gain

Is The Yalta Order Returning?

U.S. Military Activities Data

Updates on the U.S. military-related activities in South China Sea and the broader Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Diplomatic Activities Data

Get latest updates and insights on U.S. diplomatic engagements in the Indo-Pacific region