If China's Goliath Threatens Asia, Then Arm David

There is a Goliath menacing the western Pacific. China’s construction of three huge artificial islands with obvious military capacity in the South China Sea has already destabilized the security equilibrium in the region.

21/12/2015

Philippines vows stronger military to back South China Sea claim

Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Dec. 21 to leave behind a stronger and a more capable armed forces to face maritime challenges in the South China Sea when he leaves office next year.

21/12/2015

Weekly News 21/12 - 27/12

-(Reuters 27/12) Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea, in a stand against what they say is Beijing's creeping invasion of the Philippine EEZ. -(Defenseworld 26/12) Chinese Su-35 To Counter US Military Movement In South China Sea: The Su-35’s ability to take off from a relatively short runway will enable it to use the runways China will build on its artificial islands

21/12/2015

Maintaining Peace in the South China Sea

The United States has made FONOPs near the Spratly Islands part of its strategy to address Chinese actions; they must be combined with diplomacy, as well as cooperation among America and its partners, to be truly effective.

22/12/2015

Why China must pay a cost for its actions in South China Sea

Since late 2013, China has been engaged in the frenzied creation of artificial islands and the militarisation of the South China Sea. What is even more shocking, not to mention dangerous, is that China has incurred no international costs for its behaviour.

22/12/2015

Maintaining Peace in the South China Sea

China’s terraforming activities and territorial claims in the SCS have unnerved its neighbors in the region. The United States has made FONOPs near the Spratly Islands part of its strategy to address Chinese actions; they must be combined with diplomacy, as well as cooperation among America and its partners, to be truly effective.

22/12/2015

Why China must pay a cost for its actions in South China Sea

Since late 2013, China has been engaged in the frenzied creation of artificial islands and the militarisation of the South China Sea. What is even more shocking, not to mention dangerous, is that China has incurred no international costs for its behaviour.

22/12/2015

Weekly Bulletin 14/12 - 20/12

China's Sinopec building filling station in disputed scs; Fifth Kilo-class submarine heads to Viet Nam; Australian military plane flies over disputed scs; U.S. Navy commander warns of possible SCS arms race; Australia – Japan bolster their Special Strategic Partnership.

23/12/2015

Japan PM Abe’s cabinet approves largest defence budget

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on Dec. 24 approved Japan's biggest ever annual defence budget, as the country bolsters its military amid territorial rows and concerns over China's expanding naval reach.

24/12/2015

For supremacy at sea, China plays the long game

China's slow-but-steady approach to building up maritime influence seems to be bearing fruit, much to the consternation of the U.S. and its allies.

28/12/2015