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The report details the underlying issues behind the tensions in the South China Sea. These include concerns over shipping routes, the involvement of the U.S. and its regional allies, and the implications for international norms and laws.

This brief analyzes Chinese and Japanese domestic and external pressures relating to the contested waters of the East China Sea. It also examines what conciliatory options are available to avoid a worsening security situation in the region.

This piece argues that China’s growing influence, and the United States’ declining influence, in the Arab world is because of a differentiation of policies, such as China’s take on non-interference, which is helping to preserve relations.

This report discusses environmental protection in the South China Sea and argues that by meeting UN SDG 14 on Life Below Water, parties in the South China Sea can enhance partnerships for a more sustainable approach to marine environmental governance.

This article explores the reaction within Chinese politics to the Trump administration’s threat to close off access to U.S. fiscal systems to any bank that facilitates trade with North Korea.

China’s newly published white paper on Arctic policy defines China as an important stakeholder and expresses the need for greater inter-state cooperation to balance human involvement and environmental protection.

The paper argues that while Indonesia under Jokowi can be expected to continue to take unilateral action to reinforce the Indonesian position around the Natuna Islands, Jokowi has not played an active diplomatic role on the broader South China Sea issue.

The European Union seeks to increase its ability to influence global order through external actions. In December 2020, the EU signed the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments with China to strengthen its alliances beyond the transatlantic.

The Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) serves Australia’s interests and upholds science-driven norms while dampening China’s efforts to access Western technology and exploit fisheries. Countries should safeguard the ATS amid rising geopolitical competition.

China seeks to refashion the rules-based international order from within by redrawing the boundaries between law and politics. In order to protect the existing order, its proponents ought to champion the binding authority of international law.