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Tensions Flare in the South China Sea
June 30, 2011 | Bonnie S. Glaser Tensions have been building in the South China Sea and, if left unattended, could sour relations in the region, prompt a regional arms race, and even worse, spark a military conflict.

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No Maritime Security Without Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs)
June 30, 2011 The South China Sea has suffered from a lack of maritime security for many decades, due mainly to rival sovereignty claims and military occupation of the Paracels and Spratlys, fishery disputes, oil exploration, and pressures from a nationalist public opinion.

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Recent Developments in the South China Sea: Implications for Regional Security and Cooperation
June 30, 2011 The South China Sea’s significance has been wider recognized by many stakeholders in international navigation, maritime safety, natural resource exploitation, environmental protection, and legal effectiveness of international law.

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China’s New Wave of Aggressive Assertiveness in the South China Sea
June 30, 2011

This paper assesses recent developments affecting the security of the South China Sea in the first half of 2011.

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An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Current Maritime Security Frameworks and Mechanisms
June 30, 2011 As 2011 unfolds, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines are all proceeding apace with exploration operations and drilling plans to capture the undersea hydrocarbon resources of the South China Sea in the hodgepodge of contending state claims there.

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Freeman Report June 2011 - Vol.11, No. 5-6
June 30, 2011

The uprisings sweeping the whole Middle East since the beginning of this year – better known as the “Arab Spring” in the United States – have been watched closely by people in China. As the uprisings became the main geopolitical event of the year,...


Commentary
Social Grievances and Recent Challenges to the Khama State
June 29, 2011

Who would have thought that one of the most serious manifestations in sub-Saharan Africa of the social grievances that have lurked behind the recent protests in North Africa would take place in Botswana, frequently hailed as Africa’s most politically open and most...


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Capacity and Resolve
June 28, 2011 | Craig Cohen The last decade has seen the United States involved in two wars, an ongoing worldwide struggle against terrorism, and more recently a severe economic recession.

Newsletter
Mexico State Gubernatorial Election
June 28, 2011

The July 3 vote for governor of Mexico State is a trial run for the nation’s mid-2012 presidential showdown in the jurisdiction with the most registered voters—10.5 million.

Mexico State governor Enrique Peña Nieto, the front-runner to succeed...


Newsletter
Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 42, 22 June 2011
June 22, 2011

Contents:

Russia

  • Estimate of the Number of Jihadi Attacks, Jihadi-related Incidents, and Attendant Casualties in the First Quarter of 2011
  • U.S. State Department Offer $5 Million Reward for Information Leading to CE Amir Umarov's...

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The Earthquake: How Egypt Emerges From Uncertainty
June 15, 2011 | Jon B. Alterman Egypt is not Tunisia. When Tunisian president Zine El-Abidine Bin Ali fl ed Tunis on January 14, it was a curiosity in the Middle East.

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Bracing For Aftershocks: North African Politics and Security
June 15, 2011

North Africa is bracing itself. Not since Algeria’s brutal civil war a generation ago has the region witnessed so much turmoil and uncertainty.

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