Geopolitics
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Demand for Arctic Shipping Heats Up
Shipping in the Arctic region is predicted to boom as ice sheets that formerly proved impenetrable recede due to global warming, opening up faster sea routes between Europe and Asia. […]
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Vietnam breaks up anti-China protests
Rare protests have taken place in Vietnam over maritime territorial disputes with neighbouring China. The protests in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi were quickly dispersed by police. Tensions are […]
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Trespassers will be Prosecuted
What do the new maritime regulations passed by the Hainan Peoples Congress in China mean for innocent ships, and what defines illegality in disputed waters? Trespassers will be Prosecuted: China’s […]
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India’s Ocean
As India continues to grow it’s naval force, could it be a viable opposition to China’s unbending will in the South China Sea and beyond? Could New Delhi’s growing naval […]
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Analysis of Escalating Tensions
Here John Ruwitch, Reuter’s reporter, analyses some of the issues involved in China’s foreign policy and how these relate to the South China Sea dispute. Analysis: As China’s clout grows, […]
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Oil Exploration in Disputed Waters
Tensions show no sign of easing in an incident between two Chinese fishing vessels and a Vietnamese ship over oil exploration. Accounts of events differ. China tells Vietnam to halt […]
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Peru and Chile: a very fishy spat
It’s all about patriotism. Well, and a bit of fishing. On Monday, Peru and Chile started their oral arguments before the International Court of Justice in The Hague concerning a […]
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Floating Fence
The disputed maritime border between India and Pakistan will soon see the addition of a floating fence. India plans to erect the fence in order to safeguard Indian security interest. […]
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Asean chief warns on China’s plan
The head of Asean has said China’s plan to board ships in disputed areas of the South China Sea could escalate tensions. Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan told Reuters news agency that […]
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China and India could ‘rule the waves’
China has told India the world’s two fastest rising economies could ‘rule the waves’ if they solve their long-standing border dispute. It urged New Delhi to meet it halfway to […]
