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Rene Anton R. Carandang, Abbie Patricia P. Biscocho et al. · Law Master’s Theses
The thesis addresses implications of the arbitral decision for a proposed exploration agreement in waters the authors call the West Philippine Sea.
Feng ZHANG · East Asian Policy
The author argues that COC-centered diplomacy seeks to diminish the award’s impact, ease tensions and support cooperation. It is also presented as an effort to establish a diplomatic process partly shaped by Beijing.
Eryan Ramadhani · Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs
The article examines elite and public audiences in China's South China Sea policy. The author argues that leaders can de-escalate while retaining an assertive stance if they justify the shift domestically.
Phuong Hoang · Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs
The study examines protests during 2007–2017 within an asymmetric bilateral relationship. The author concludes that these demonstrations did not alter Vietnamese policy toward China during maritime crises or over the longer term.
Feng Zhang · The Pacific Review
The article tests competing explanations of China's South China Sea strategy against policy developments. The author argues that no single hypothesis fully accounts for Beijing's conduct.
Joseph A. Gagliano · Alliance Decision-Making in the South China Sea
The chapter compares US ties with five Southeast Asian states across historical periods. It examines how Chinese power and concerns about Washington’s credibility could influence future security arrangements.
当前中菲南海共同开发的制约瓶颈与应对思考
祁怀高 · 太平洋学报
The article addresses current obstacles to China–Philippines joint development in the South China Sea and possible responses.
Mingming Liu, Mingli Lin et al. · Marine Policy
The article reviews cetacean strandings around Hainan Island and implications for research, conservation and management.
Frances Yaping Wang, Brantly Womack · Journal of Contemporary China
The article addresses Chinese and Vietnamese media strategies during South China Sea crises.
Bo Jiang, Yongliang Wei et al. · Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
The article concerns trends in surface wind energy over the South China Sea.
Tran Truong Thuy, John B. Welfield et al. · Edward Elgar Publishing
The book gathers perspectives on reducing conflict risk and addressing South China Sea territorial disputes. Contributors also consider regional development, environmental sustainability and security.
Leszek Buszynski · Building a Normative Order in the South China Sea
The author links Chinese maritime ambitions to responses from Washington, Tokyo and regional claimants. Major-power rivalry is presented as obstructing negotiated settlement and carrying escalation risks.
Jonathan G. Odom · Building a Normative Order in the South China Sea
The author argues that freedom-of-navigation operations contest excessive maritime claims rather than every category of territorial or maritime assertion. The chapter advocates regular operations while identifying deliberately unclear claims as an obstacle to their implementation.
Teng Wang, Xinqing Zou et al. · Environmental Pollution
The article examines the sources and diversity of floating microplastics in the South China Sea.
Nguyen Thi My Hanh · International Journal of Maritime History
The article examines Nguyen-era suppression of piracy and cooperation with Qing authorities during 1802–1858. The author argues that these activities help substantiate Vietnamese possession of the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands.
Yali Li, Chenglong Wang et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin
The article concerns the occurrence of PAHs in reef fishes from the South China Sea.
Y. van Logchem · Utrecht University
The work addresses states' rights and obligations in disputed maritime areas under international law.
Mohamad Rosyidin · Contemporary Security Policy
The author explains China’s simultaneous coercion and cooperation through duality in strategic culture. Daoist thought and yin–yang imagery provide a framework for interpreting these contrasting behaviors.
Hao Duy Phan · Ocean Development & International Law
The study investigates state compliance with decisions in law-of-the-sea disputes. It finds implementation in most cases, including some unilateral proceedings in which permanent Security Council members received unfavorable outcomes.
Michael Sheng-ti Gau · Ocean Development & International Law
The author evaluates the tribunal’s reading of UNCLOS Article 121(3) against treaty-interpretation principles. The article argues that the tribunal insufficiently considered wording and context and relied on negotiating materials whose evidential weight was questionable.
Sukmawani Bela Pertiwi, Luh Nyoman Ratih Wagiswari Kabinawa et al. · Jurnal Hubungan Internasional
The article uses Taiwan's South China Sea policy to examine diplomacy by a quasi-state. The authors argue that multiple diplomatic channels and hedging address legal and political constraints.
BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER DENİZ HUKUKU SÖZLEŞMESİ’NİN 121. MADDESİNİN DOĞU AKDENİZ’DE ETKİSİ: MEİS, KARAADA VE FENER ADASI’NIN STATÜSÜNE İLİŞKİN BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
Uğur Bayıllıoğlu · Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi
The article evaluates maritime entitlements of three eastern Mediterranean islands under UNCLOS Article 121. The author applies criteria from the South China Sea arbitration to Greek and Turkish delimitation positions.
Otto Spijkers · Interpretations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea by International Courts and Tribunals
The chapter compares nonparticipation in Annex VII proceedings in the Arctic Sunrise and South China Sea cases.
Xiao Zhou, Liang Cheng et al. · ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
The study proposes a model for locating island-based rescue facilities using vessel data and sea conditions in the South China Sea. The authors estimate that the modeled layout could shorten response times.