July 22, 2016 David Lai, Ph.D, Research Professor of Asian Security Affairs at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College and Contributing Writer to the Stratbase-Albert del Rosario Institute Professor Frederick J. Gellert, Professor of Resource Management, Department of Command, Leadership, and Management (DCLM), School of Strategic Landpower (SSL), U.S. Army War College In the two… Read More

By Andrew Shearer Woody Island in the Paracel Island chain. Google Earth MANILA, Philippines – The international community owes the Philippines a debt of gratitude for bringing the arbitration proceeding and seeing it through, despite the difficulties – which one suspects are by no means over. The arbitral award is important in its own right: the… Read More

Lawrence Martin is the Deputy Chair for the International Litigation and Arbitration Department at Foley Hoag, Washington DC, USA. His practice focuses on international disputes, representing foreign sovereign interests in proceedings before the world’s leading dispute resolution fora. He has experience in general civil litigation matters, insurance industry controversies, copyright disputes and product liability lawsuits.

By Dindo Manhit Filipinos applaud moments after the Hague-based UN international arbitration tribunal’s ruling favoring the Philippines in its case against China on the dispute in South China Sea Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. The international tribunal has found that there is no legal basis for China’s “nine-dash line” claiming rights to much… Read More