Manila Predicts Beijing Will Build Base On Scarborough Shoal
This week the Philippine defense secretary predicted China would start building an artificial island on the bones of Scarborough Shoal.…
Panel: Administration’s South China Sea Comments Set to Cause Friction with Beijing
The Trump Administration’s early comments on the South China Sea and Taiwan could “cause a lot of friction” between China…
Spicer South China Sea Comments Draw Negative Beijing Response
White House spokesman Sean Spicer’s comments Monday on the South China Sea prompted a response from Beijing, again warning the…
Top Stories 2016: International Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Opinion: Trump’s Defense Increase Might Not Equal a Better Military
Shortly after the presidential election, USNI News ran a piece looking forward into a U.S. military under a Trump administration.…
PACOM CO Harris: No Anticipated Changes to U.S.-Philippines Military Relationship
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific has not received any official word from Manila to…
What Trump’s Team Has Said About Maritime Security
THE PENTAGON — Much is still unknown about how President-elect Donald Trump will approach defense and foreign policy issues upon…
U.S. Warship Conducts South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
A U.S. warship has conducted a freedom of navigation operation near Chinese holdings in the South China Sea, a U.S.…
Analysis: Chinese South China Sea Operations Ambiguous After Ruling
China’s compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) tribunal’s ruling regarding rights, activities and…
Geographer: China’s Claim to South China Sea Not Rooted in History
A British geographer and journalist described China’s claims to large swaths of seas and land formations off its coast are…