Why Somalia won its claim to a disputed maritime zone in the Indian Ocean Bridget Coggins - October 19, 2021 Kenya also claimed this area, and had parceled out oil and gas exploration rights
Fights over marine boundaries are creating safe zones for pirates Brandon Prins, Anup Phayal, and Aaron Gold - August 4, 2021 New research reveals how contested waters have become maritime hot spots
Why did France and the U.K. dispatch their navies to fight over fish? Sara Mitchell - May 9, 2021 Maritime disputes among democracies are more common than you think
Greek and Turkish ships are playing chicken at sea. There’s already been one crash. Rachel Esplin Odell and Annelle Sheline - September 12, 2020 Here’s why international law doesn’t offer clear-cut solutions
How a global shipping loophole left a potentially dangerous cargo in Beirut Lena Obermaier and Lauranne Duffaut - August 19, 2020 ‘Flags of convenience’ can leave ships and their owners with little regulatory oversight
The U.S. has dialed up the rhetoric on Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea Todd H. Hall - July 24, 2020 The verbal escalation of this dispute may make it harder to find offramps
Does the global pandemic open new South China Sea opportunities for Beijing? Not really. M. Taylor Fravel - May 7, 2020 China is just continuing its longtime strategy
Mike Pompeo criticized China for not respecting its neighbors’ territorial integrity. What’s the story? M. Taylor Fravel - February 21, 2020 Here’s how Beijing has resolved territorial disputes
The G-20 is discussing the ‘international liberal order.’ That’s a bad place to start a debate. Charles Glaser - June 28, 2019 Talk about the ‘liberal order’ ducks the real disagreements in the Pacific
71 countries are negotiating a new biodiversity treaty. Here’s what you need to know. Rachel Tiller, De Santo, Elizabeth Mendenhall, and Elizabeth Nyman - September 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77914" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (NOAA/NASA/AP)[/caption] On Monday, under United Nations
Is China ready to budge on the South China Sea? Here’s why compromise is possible. Eric Hyer - November 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49643" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Filipino protesters burn a U.S. flag
Why does China care so much about the South China Sea? Here are 5 reasons. M. Taylor Fravel - July 13, 2016 On Tuesday, an international tribunal hearing a case on China’s
Why the South China Sea ruling matters Erik Voeten - July 12, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43655" align="aligncenter" width="960"] These islands built by China are
Japan is building tiny islands in the Philippine Sea. Here’s why. T.Y. Wang - May 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40813" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Taiwanese fishermen throw eggs at Japan's
Do we really need a new U.N. oceans treaty? Yes, and here’s why. Jessica Green - April 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39536" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A researcher studies coral reef "bleaching," a
Russia – perhaps more restrained and less powerful than you think? Ryan Maness and Brandon Valeriano - March 31, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23185" align="alignnone" width="620"] A US Air Force C-17 lands