In June last year the US Department of Defense ordered a review of AUKUS after widespread concern that the US should not be ...

The term “pirates” as used in Asia was a European term that, as scholar of Asian pirate history Robert J. Antony has observed, became globalized during the European colonial era. Indeed, European ...

MANILA, Philippines — China is not picking a fight and does not want to use force in resolving its maritime dispute with the Philippines, according to Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan. “In my view, there ...

China's control of the South China Sea does not necessarily mean the ability to use the region as a springboard to mount a ...

A recent Department of Defense report indicated that China would seek to build an additional six aircraft carriers for the People’s Liberation Army Navy over the next decade.

The recent Japan–Philippines pact is not simply about defense. It is about determining whether the most stabilizing elements ...

An internal document reveals Vietnam's military is preparing for a possible American war of aggression, viewing the U.S. as a "belligerent" power.

Cultural understanding is not softness. It is combat power in alliance form. Mutual respect strengthens deterrence. Misread ...

The White House announced “Project Vault” as officials from at least 40 countries head to Washington to discuss a minerals market to counter Beijing.

Institutionalizing engagements across their coast guard agencies can help strengthen the maritime security architecture of ...

President Donald Trump’s justifiably scathing remarks about Britain’s insane plan to hand control of the Chagos Islands to ...

China’s maritime militia can swarm 2,000 “fishing” boats to rehearse a Taiwan blockade—weaponizing lawfare to threaten sea ...