Recent Developments in the South China Sea: Cause for Concern, by Dr. Ian Storey

In my presentation this afternoon I would like to address recent developments by examining three broad themes.

24/03/2011

The Geo-Political Reality of Regional Co-Existence in a Chinese lake, by Prof. Ba Hamzah

As a researcher in this field, I expect more protests and counter protests in the future as both parties dig in the South China Sea, trying to accommodate and relate with each other.

24/03/2011

The South China Sea: Avenues Towards a Resolution of the Issue, by Leszek Buszynski

The proposal outlined in this paper is modest and practical and in view of the current deadlock in the South China Sea. 

24/03/2011

Can the Disputes Over Maritime Delimination and Sovereignty to Islands in the South China Sea Be Solved? by Prof. Stein Tønnesson

This paper argues that a better choice is to make active use of the Law of the Sea as a basis for delimiting territorial waters, Exclusive Economic Zones and continental shelves, and that this could be possible even without resolving the question of sovereignty to the Spratly Islands.

24/03/2011

Towards an international legal duty of ocean cooperation? by Ian Townsend-Gault

This paper explores the rules of international law, as well as relevant state practice, pertaining to maritime cooperation.  Its scope therefore includes formal and informal arrangements whereby states have decided to blur, or establish some alternative to, the usual rules pertaining to exclusive jurisdiction at sea.

24/03/2011

Promotion of Security Cooperation in the South China Sea on International Basis

The South China Sea (SCS) is surrounded by 7 states including China, the Philipines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam. It is a narrow and semi-enclosed sea. The SCS has abundant resources, serving as an important route linking East Asia with the Indian Ocean and Europe, and possessing a strategic importance. For various reasons, there have emerged many conflicts among countries surrounding...

24/03/2011

Long Road Towards Peace and Security in the East Sea

I. Overview In spite of the global crisis many countries of APR  confirms by their achievements the prognosis of scientists that the focus of world policy and economy of the XXI century  as well as  epicenter of concurrence  race  and even possible new confrontation of the leading world players and its coalitions is moving there, on the boards of Pacific Ocean. It seems that it becomes a “Mediterranean...

24/03/2011

South China Sea - 2nd Track Diplomacy

China Sea workshop process: Some backgrounds   1. There were already armed conflicts between China and Vietnam before 1990.   2. There were a number of bilateral, trilateral, and multilateral territorial disputes.   3. There was rush to seek resources, either living or non-living/minerals.   4. Some historical confrontation and conflicts between the countries in the...

24/03/2011

Weekly News 28/3 - 4/4

- (People's Daily 1/4) Fishing ban to ease problems in Pearl River - The ban covers waters in six provinces and regions, including Jiangxi, Hunan and Guangdong provinces, as well as the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. - (Wall Street Journal 1/4) Singed by the Dragon - Appeasing a rising hegemon carries a risk that one's national interest will disappear down its maw. This is a lesson the Philippines...

28/03/2011

Weekly News 4/4 - 11/4

- (Jakarta Post 10/4) RI detaines two Malaysian fishing boats; Malaysia protests RI arrest of two fishing boats - (RSIS 8/4) India, US in East Asia: Emerging Strategic Partnership - India and the United States are gradually emerging as strategic partners in Asia. What are the prospects of this strategic partnership for the region?   -(New York Times 8/4) Shake-Up Could Affect Tone of U.S. Policy...

04/04/2011