Geopolitics

  • Japan & India Coordinate

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    Faced with a China that is aggressively pursuing its territorial interests in the South and East China Seas, Japan and India decided to coordinate moves. India, Japan make common cause […]

  • No Bargain for Disputed Territory

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    China will never bargain over what it deems to be “core” territorial and security interests, the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping, said in first speech. China’s Incoming Leader Pledges Not […]

  • ICJ Rulings Binding?

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    This article examines the role of the ICJ in territorial disputes and whether countries should fix them amicably and leave it as a last resort. The Curious Case of the […]

  • China likely to ignore Philippines

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    Analysts say China will likely ignore the Philippines’ decision to take a long-running territorial feud to an international tribunal, but winning could give Philippines moral high ground.  China Likely to Ignore […]

  • Philippines takes China maritime dispute to UN tribunal

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    The Philippines has exhausted “almost all” political and diplomatic avenues in the dispute with China over oil and fishing rights in the South China Sea. Philippines takes China maritime dispute […]

  • Security Diamond

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    Since assuming office at the end of 2012, Japan’s new prime minister has started conducting a diplomatic offensive to counteract China’s influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Abe advocates ‘security diamond’ […]

  • Honduras to define sea border

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    Officials from Honduras and Jamaica will meet Thursday in the Caribbean city of Tela to define maritime borders, Honduran Foreign Minister Arturo Corrales said Monday. Honduras to define sea border […]

  • Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic Security

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    Russia and other Arctic littoral states should boost security on their Arctic frontiers, as rapid ice loss is making the region accessible to maritime traffic. Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic […]

  • US inflames island dispute

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    The Obama administration has entered the dispute between Japan and China over sovereignty of the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea, further inflaming tensions. US inflames island dispute between […]

  • Pakistan Arrests Indian Fishermen

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    Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 27 Indian fishermen and seized 6 boats for illegally straying 40 miles inside its territorial waters, officials said Monday. Pakistan arrests 27 Indian fishermen […]

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