ASEAN unity against coercion

Stratbase ADRi Forum: “The South China Sea: The Philippines, ASEAN, and their International Partners” April 25, 2017   ASEAN unity against coercion Closing Remarks by Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit President, Stratbase ADR Institute There can be no discounting the importance of the challenges that stand before Southeast Asia today. This week, as the ASEAN leaders… Read More

ADRi Special Study: “Converging on the Fisheries in the South China Sea”

Stratbase ADRi hosted a roundtable discussion entitled: “Converging on the Fisheries in the South China Sea” held on April 19, 2017. The roundtable discussion started with the presentation of Dr. Carmen Lagman of her Special Study with the same title. With so much at stake, control of the fisheries could be a source of economic… Read More

“The South China Sea: The Philippines, ASEAN, and their International Partners”

As the chair of ASEAN in its fiftieth year, the Philippines has a unique opportunity to shine a spotlight on Southeast Asia’s most pressing political and security challenges. No stranger to the difficulties in the South China Sea, the Philippines is seeing new evolutions to its trials: first, in the form of Chinese vessels loitering… Read More

[AMTI] Have We Already Lost the South China Sea?

Gregory Poling, Director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative China can increasingly project power throughout the South China Sea thanks to its new dual-use bases in the Spratly Islands and upgraded facilities in the Paracels. Beijing remains firmly committed to securing extensive but ill-defined “historic rights” throughout the nine-dash line in contravention of international law.… Read More