Analysis

China Coast Guard patrols near oil and gas fields in the South China Sea have triggered responses from Vietnamese law enforcement and the Malaysian navy in two separate incidents in the past month.

Satellite imagery analysis provides an in-depth understanding of the Manpo Unha Factory, an important but previously little-known component of North Korea’s nuclear infrastructure, and its historical development.

CSIS and the U.S. Naval Institute welcomed former Admiral Harry Harris Jr. (Ret.), former Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Pacific Command, for a Maritime Security Dialogue discussion on the latest developments on the Australia-United Kingdom-United States security partnership, or AUKUS.

While Xi’s recent trip to Moscow made headlines, the limits of the bilateral relationship are clear for Putin. China will seek to cash in on Russia’s rising isolation to advance its bid for a more multipolar global order while continuing to frustrate key Kremlin demands.

This article is part of Evolving Threats to Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security, a series of analyses produced by experts convened by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Located at the crossroads of the Indo-Pacific, the Southeast Asian region incorporates some of the world’s most essential straits and sea lines of communication. The region also […]

This article is part of Evolving Threats to Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security, a series of analyses produced by experts convened by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. How has the maritime terrorism threat evolved over the last 20 years? Twenty years ago, terrorist organizations such as Jemaah Islamiya (JI), the Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM), […]

This week, the Scholl Chair unpacks the key themes of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s two appearances before Congress last week.

President Joe Biden should pencil the name of Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong onto his 2023 diplomatic “dance card.”