Thirty Chinese navy and coast guard vessels were detected across multiple contested South China Sea features, according to Philippine Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad. China deployed its largest force ...

Maritime conferences across Southeast Asia and China this fall suggests a subtle shift in how regional governments approach the South China Sea.

Second meeting under Trump 2.0 marks latest effort from both sides to maintain military communication despite tensions over multiple issues.

The South China Sea, a vast expanse covering 1.38 million square miles, has become the epicenter of a high-stakes standoff ...

Instead of challenging China’s maritime claims unilaterally, outside powers would do better to collaborate more closely with ...

China is now resorting to lawfare to label the Philippines’ adoption of MZA and ASLA as a pretext to embark on stricter ...

The Philippine Coast Guard conducts Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) operations in the vicinity waters of Balabac, Palawan, Oct. 18, 2025. Philippine Coast Guard photo Philippine forces trained ...

One would think ASEAN, with five of its members claiming parts of the South China Sea, would support the Philippines’ quest for a peaceful, legal resolution. You’d be wrong.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly ...

If Southeast Asia is, as CISS described, “an area of global importance and future opportunity,” why does Princeton lack a ...

China has ramped up its maritime presence in the South China Sea near its rival the Philippines after a collision between two Chinese government ships earlier this month left a China coast guard ...