UNCLOS

Unless countries remain committed to enforce adequate oversight and protection of the oceans that they depend on, it would be inconceivable for their blue economies to stay afloat.

Enrique Manalo described the 2016 award as the precondition of "stability, peace, and progress" in the disputed waterway.

The Pacific Island states have found ways to work together in order to effectively manage their EEZs and prevent the destruction of adjacent high seas fisheries.

Small island nations have a strong reason to prevent the de facto acceptance of Beijing's interpretations of international law.

The recent entry of Chinese vessels into Indonesia's EEZ highlights the need for Jakarta to get serious about protecting its sovereignty.

Improved U.S. compliance with international norms would greatly enhance U.S. defense of the rules-based international order.

The announcement underscores a fundamental continuity between the administrations of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

China has consistently denied the ruling, but it is already shaping legal opinion in important ways.

Australia has aligned itself with the United States in supporting UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal ruling.

Greg Poling joins the podcast to discuss revisions to U.S. South China Sea policy.

Washington’s letter on the South China Sea to the UN secretary general supports the position expressed by Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia.