China Maritime Report No. 46 from the U.S. Naval War College's China Maritime Studies Institute

Ray Powell, director of the Sealight initiative at Stanford University's Gordian Knott Center for National Security Innovation and host of the "Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific Podcast," joins Eric and CGSP Southeast Asia Editor Edwin Shri Bimo to discuss why the national security team in Washington remains appears to be more committed to the Philippines than other alliance partners.

Al Jazeera documentary on the tensions between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea.

Pressure Points by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute analyzes the Chinese military's use of air and maritime coercion to enforce Beijing's excessive territorial claims and advance China's security and defense interests in the Indo-Pacific.

The Submarine Cable Map is a free and regularly updated resource from TeleGeography.

Taiwan Security Monitor (TSM) is a student-driven research initiative dedicated to informing and improving the public discourse on cross-Strait security issues. Focused on the intersection of open-source research, geospatial data, and policy analysis, TSM provides timely and valuable insights into the evolving cross-Strait security landscape. TSM’s lines of effort includes tracking major military movements, maintaining a comprehensive repository of resources related to cross-Strait security, analyzing visual imagery, and compiling historical data on foreign military sales to Taiwan. By leveraging open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and techniques, TSM’s team of student researchers monitor key developments and present clear, data-driven insights for policymakers, journalists, researchers, and the public. TSM is directed by Dr. Michael Hunzeker, an associate professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Government and Policy.

Discussion on the motives and methods that guide China’s Non-War Military Operations (NWMOs) against a range of adversaries, and how targeted countries can better detect and deter Chinese salami slicing and incremental territorial expansionism. Hosted by Dr. Sreeram Chaulia and featuring expert analysis by Ray Powell, Founder and Director of SeaLight, a research project of Stanford University, USA.

RAND’s senior behavioral scientist Todd Helmus joins Jim Carouso and Ray Powell to explain how #China exploits the maritime “gray zone” to pursue its aggressive and expansionist policies without triggering open conflict.

December 2024 update of AMTI's list of maritime militia ships in the South China Sea.

The authors identify approaches for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and other elements of the U.S. military to counter and deter Chinese maritime gray zone operations.

In Miri Division, where the fisheries landscape differs significantly from other parts of Sarawak, deep-sea fishermen face a unique and persistent challenge — encounters with the China Coast Guard.

National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said that part of the development of the long-term policy is to ensure that this would be implemented regardless of who sits in Malacañang.

Two Chinese Navy frigates and a China Coast Guard cutter harassed a Philippine Navy patrol ship in the South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal on Monday in what Manila described as “aggressive and unsafe maneuvers.”

Philippines’ Bajo de Masinloc also known as Scarborough Shoal suffers from China’s giant clam fishing activities, according to Sealight Project Director and retired US Air Force Col. Ray Powell.

Manila deployed a coastguard vessel and aircraft to challenge a Chinese research ship conducting illegal activities in its waters last week, the Philippines coastguard said.

The Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Spey has concluded a 16-day multinational exercise in the South China Sea, working alongside Commonwealth partners to rehearse joint responses to regional threats, including the simulated defence of Malaysian territory.

New OPV may be first in a new series of smaller blue water-capable designs for Chinese Coast Guard. Vessel features modern radar and large calibre main gun.

The decommissioned Philippine Navy warship BRP Miguel Malvar will serve as target of a flagship corvette’s anti-ship missile in her final mission.

The US military on Saturday deployed its advanced anti-ship missile system in the northern Philippines for combat exercises as part of the annual Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) war games, the Philippine military said on Sunday.

Both countries plant flags on a collection of sand bars, heightening a standoff between Beijing and Manila, a U.S. ally.