The contemporary South China Sea (SCS) situation began with regional disagreements regarding the competing claims over islands and reefs by nations including China and five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vietnam, th
The Philippines plays an important geopolitical role in the Indo-Pacific region because it occupies a geostrategic location among the Americas, Oceania and Asia. It connects Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia.
This volume is the published proceedings of a conference conducted by Mississippi State University in Jackson MS in 2007, examining Asian energy security issues.
These two papers, by members of the Indonesian and Philippine navies respectively, discuss maritime issues relevant not only to their countries but to the wider region.
In his investigation of the historical and political trend of global maritime boundary disputes, Østhagen described how states’ perspectives of maritime ownership and rights have evolved over the past millennia - from the international community h
As one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, The Philippines faces numerous natural hazards which carry implications to national peace and security.